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Soup's borscht, hot, stirred with bit of cream (6,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scotch broth

'soup's' is the definition.
(Scotch broth is an example)

'borscht hot stirred with bit of cream' is the wordplay.
'stirred with' is an anagram indicator.
'bit of' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'cream' is 'c'.
'borscht'+'hot'='borschthot'
'borschthot' with its letters anagrammed with 'c' gives 'SCOTCH BROTH'.

(Other definitions for scotch broth that I've seen before include "Thick soup" , "Type of soup" , "Beef and vegetable soup" , "Traditional soup" , "Soup dish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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