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Sam a bit funny with rice (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basmati

'rice' is the definition.
(I know that basmati is a type of long grain rice)

'sam a bit funny' is the wordplay.
'funny' is an anagram indicator.
'sam'+'a'+'bit'='samabit'
'samabit' with letters rearranged gives 'BASMATI'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for basmati that I've seen before include "Kind of long-grain rice" , "Fragrant variety of rice" , "Type of long-grained rice" , "Superior fragrant rice" , "part of Indian order?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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