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Stew recipe? Starter of offal wrapped in a stomach (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ragout

'stew' is the definition.
(ragout is a kind of stew)

'recipe? starter of offal wrapped in a stomach' is the wordplay.
'recipe?' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'starter of' indicates taking the first letters.
'wrapped in' is an insertion indicator.
'stomach' becomes 'gut' (I've seen this before).
The initial letter of 'offal' is 'o'.
'a'+'gut'='agut'
'o' placed into 'agut' is 'agout'.
'r'+'agout'='RAGOUT'

(Other definitions for ragout that I've seen before include "Stewed meat/veg dish" , "something spicy?" , "The French stew suggests one is angry" , "Richly seasoned stew" , "Rich stew" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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