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Restaurant prosecution mostly about nothing after dessert returned (9)

Ross

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trattoria

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'restaurant' is the definition.
(type of Italian restaurant)

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(Other definitions for trattoria that I've seen before include "Place to eat" , "where Italians eat" , "Italian restaurant" , "Italian eating establishment" .)

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