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Starter of fish and chips cooked in oil originally (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carpaccio

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

'fish and chips cooked in oil originally' is the wordplay.
'fish' becomes 'carp' (carp is a kind of fish).
'originally' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'and chips cooked in oil' is 'accio'.
'carp'+'accio'='CARPACCIO'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for carpaccio that I've seen before include "Italian framed" , "Italian ham" , "Starter" , "Italian hors d'oeuvre" , "Thin slices of raw meat or fish" .)

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