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Surprisingly precise instructions for dinner? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recipes

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'instructions for dinner?' is the definition.
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'surprisingly precise' is the wordplay.
'surprisingly' is an anagram indicator (a surprising ordering of the letters).
'precise' with letters rearranged gives 'RECIPES'.

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(Other definitions for recipes that I've seen before include "Pierces to find formulas" , "Precise (anag.)" , "Instructions for dishes" , "Instructions for making" , "Directions for making a dish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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