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Dried rose cooked as an addition to main course (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

side order

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'an addition to main course' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'dried rose cooked' is the wordplay.
'cooked' is an anagram indicator (letters cooked into a new form).
'dried'+'rose'='driedrose'
'driedrose' with letters rearranged gives 'SIDE ORDER'.

'as' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for side order that I've seen is " dish".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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