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Unfinished dessert also known as savoury dish (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moussaka

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'savoury dish' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'unfinished dessert also known' is the wordplay.
'unfinished' means to remove the last letter.
'dessert' becomes 'mousse' (mousse is a kind of dessert).
'also known' becomes 'aka' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'mousse' with its final letter taken off is 'mouss'.
'mouss'+'aka'='MOUSSAKA'

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for moussaka that I've seen before include "Greek dish of mince layers, aubergine and cheese sauce" , "main course in Greece" , "Balkan dish of meat, aubergines, tomatoes and cheese" , "Greek dish of layers of minced meat, aubergine etc topped with cheese sauce" , "Casserole of aubergine and ground lamb" .)

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