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Moi? at dance, starting to scoff rissoles? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meatballs

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'rissoles?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'moi? at dance starting to scoff' is the wordplay.
'moi?' becomes 'me' (French, and used for comic effect in English).
'dance' becomes 'ball' (ball is a kind of dance).
'starting to' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'scoff' is 's'.
'me'+'at'+'ball'+'s'='MEATBALLS'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for meatballs that I've seen before include "Food - stale lamb (anag)" , "dish?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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