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Piece belonging to collector is Ottoman dish (7)

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I believe the answer is:

risotto

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'piece' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'belonging to collector is ottoman dish' is the wordplay.
'belonging to' indicates a hidden word (I've seen this in other clues).
'RISOTTO' is hidden within 'collector is ottoman dish'.

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(Other definitions for risotto that I've seen before include "It has roots in Italian rice-based dish" , "Perhaps Italian" , "food dish" , "You cook it in stock" , "Italian course" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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