Starters of rice in stock, oregano to taste, onion ...? (7)

I believe the answer is:

risotto

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'starters of rice in stock oregano to taste onion' is the wordplay.
'starters of' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letters of 'rice in stock oregano to taste onion' is 'RISOTTO'.

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(Other definitions for risotto that I've seen before include "Italian recipe" , "scoff" , "You cook it in stock" , "Italian course" , "Main course" .)

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

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