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Say nothing over one ignoring a hot dish from the East (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sushi

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'dish from the east' is the definition.
'sushi' can be an answer for 'dish' (sushi is a kind of dish). I am not certain of the 'from the east' bit.

'say nothing over one ignoring a hot' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is found in the answer.
'hot' could be 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps) and 'h' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sus' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for sushi that I've seen before include "Japanese rice and raw fish dish" , "Rice, seafood cuisine" , "Cold rice balls with raw fish" , "rice dishes" , "Japanese cold rice dish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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