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Soup that fills pot up Brando drained (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gumbo

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'soup' is the definition.
(type of Cajun soup)

'fills pot up brando drained' is the wordplay.
'fills pot up' becomes 'gum' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'drained' means to remove the middle letters.
'brando' with its centre taken out is 'bo'.
'gum'+'bo'='GUMBO'

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(Other definitions for gumbo that I've seen before include "Spicy Cajun soup" , "Spicy soup; okra" , "Cajun chicken dish" , "Soup from Louisiana" , "Okra; spicy Cajun dish" .)

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