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Way to suppress talk about cooking pot (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lasagne

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'cooking pot' is the definition.
'lasagne' can be an answer for 'cooking' (I have seen 'Italian cooking' mean 'lasagne' so perhaps 'cooking' could also mean 'lasagne'). I am not certain of the 'pot' bit.

'way to suppress talk about' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'lane' (lane is a kind of way).
'to suppress' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters are suppressed or crushed).
'talk' becomes 'gas' (gas can mean to chat).
'about' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'gas' reversed gives 'sag'.
'lane' placed around 'sag' is 'LASAGNE'.

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(Other definitions for lasagne that I've seen before include "Pasta served in strips" , "It. dish of pasta, meat and sauce" , "Wide flat strips of pasta" , "Fool ran as angel (anag) - pasta dish" , "Form of pasta" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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