The hors d’oeuvre produced praise all round, dear (9)
I believe the answer is:
appetiser
'the hors d'oeuvre' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for appetiser that I've seen before include "Relish" , "It's served before a meal" , "bonne bouche?" , "first course maybe" , "Hors d'oeuvre" .)