It's read when there's trouble making exotic ricotta (7)

I believe the answer is:

riotact

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'it's read when there's trouble' is the definition.
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'exotic ricotta' is the wordplay.
'exotic' indicates anagramming the letters (an unusual form of the letters).
'ricotta' is an anagram of 'RIOTACT'.

'making' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for riotact that I've seen is " What may be read".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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