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Each year, girl makes Spanish dish (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paella

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

'each year girl' is the wordplay.
'each year' becomes 'pa' ('p.a.' can be a synonym of 'each year').
'girl' becomes 'ella' (**).
'pa'+'ella'='PAELLA'

'makes' is the link.

(Other definitions for paella that I've seen before include "Spanish dish of rice, meat and seafood" , "foreign dish" , "Dish made of rice, shellfish and chicken" , "Spanish dish based on saffron rice" , "Fare for Spaniard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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