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Accepted in dishes for parts of the mouth (7)

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I believe the answer is:

palates

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'parts of the mouth' is the definition.
'palates' can be an answer for 'parts' (palate is a kind of part). I am unsure of the 'of the mouth' bit.

'accepted in dishes' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'accepted' could be 'a' (financial abbreviation) and 'a' is found in the answer.
'dishes' could be 'plates' (plate is a kind of dish) and 'plates' is present in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for' is the link.

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