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Why things go wrong in ground cabbage dish (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sods law

'why things go wrong' is the definition.
(humorous law saying the worst outcome will happen)

'ground cabbage dish' is the wordplay.
'ground' becomes 'sod' (both can mean a piece of earth).
'cabbage dish' becomes 'slaw' (dish made from cabbage).
'sod'+'slaw'='SODS-LAW'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sods law that I've seen before include "That which suggests that, if something can go wrong, it will!" , "this means I'm bound to get some!" , "Pessimistic theory" , "Rule that if anything can go wrong it will" , "Why one can't win" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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