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Savoury dish, lightly cooked — was tempted (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rarebit

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

'lightly cooked was tempted' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'lightly cooked' could be 'rare' (as in a rare steak) and 'rare' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'bit' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for rarebit that I've seen before include "Cheesy snack" , "Arbiter of Welsh dish with melted cheese on toast" , "Toasted cheese and bread" , "Cheese/toast savoury" , "cheesy meal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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