Crossword Genius

Menu item needs no Moselle in cooking (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lemon sole

'menu item' is the definition.
(potential dish on a menu)

'no moselle in cooking' is the wordplay.
'in cooking' indicates anagramming the letters (letters processed or cooked).
'no'+'moselle'='nomoselle'
'nomoselle' anagrammed gives 'LEMON SOLE'.

'needs' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lemon sole that I've seen before include "fish to eat" , "Lose melon, find kind of plaice" , "Succulent flatfish associated with citrus fruit" , "Common flatfish" , "Tasty plaice of citrus origin?" .)

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