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String round lamb cooked in meat dish? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

timbale

'meat dish?' is the definition.
(type of meat dish)

'string round lamb cooked' is the wordplay.
'string' becomes 'tie' (synonyms).
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'cooked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'lamb' is an anagram of 'mbal'.
'tie' enclosing 'mbal' is 'TIMBALE'.

'in' acts as a link.

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

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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