Crossword Genius

Swear nothing is removed from dish (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

curse

'swear' is the definition.
(I know that swear can be written as curse)

'nothing is removed from dish' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'is removed from' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'dish' becomes 'course'.
'course' with 'o' taken away is 'CURSE'.

(Other definitions for curse that I've seen before include "Profanity" , "Blasphemy" , "Invoke evil upon" , "Execration" , "Trouble" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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