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A new piece of advice in respect of hors d’oeuvre (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antipasto

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'hors d'oeuvre' is the definition.
(both can mean a small meal)

'a new piece of advice in respect' is the wordplay.
'new' becomes 'n' (abbreviation as in New Testament NT).
'piece of advice' becomes 'tip' (a tip is a piece of advice).
'in respect' becomes 'asto' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a'+'n'+'tip'+'asto'='ANTIPASTO'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for antipasto that I've seen before include "Italian hors d'oeuvres" , "hors-d'oeuvre" , "Italian hors d'oeuvre" , "first course" , "what to eat first" .)

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