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Rice dish, a bit of a risk for a German (7)

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I believe the answer is:

risotto

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'rice dish' is the definition.
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'a bit of a risk for a german' is the wordplay.
'a bit of a risk for' becomes 'ris' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'a german' becomes 'otto' (common German name).
'ris'+'otto'='RISOTTO'

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(Other definitions for risotto that I've seen before include "dishy thing!" , "Italian recipe" , "Perhaps Italian" , "It has roots in Italian rice-based dish" , "You cook it in stock" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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