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Taste a boring dish (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

palate

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'taste' is the definition.
(palate can mean an ability to distinguish tastes)

'a boring dish' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'dish' could be 'plate' (plate is a kind of dish) and 'plate' is present in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for palate that I've seen before include "One may savour" , "part of trap" , "having ability to appreciate good food" , "A plate (anag.)" , "where taste is considered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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