VIP on panel is a dish (6,5)

I believe the answer is:

cheese board

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'a dish' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'vip on panel' is the wordplay.
'vip' becomes 'cheese' (I've seen this in another clue).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'panel' becomes 'board' (synonyms).
'cheese'+'board'='CHEESE BOARD'

'is' acts as a link.

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