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Securing string round cooked lamb dish (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

timbale

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'dish' is the definition.
(timbale is a kind of dish)

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(Other definitions for timbale that I've seen before include "Minced meat dish" , "pastry dish" , "mould in kitchen" , "Dish cooked in a mould" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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