What does the cryptic crossword clue "One morbidly interested in death, say, remains in a stew (7)" mean?

The definition is "a stew". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). Homophone [ say ] of GHOUL ("one morbidly interested in death") + ASH ("remains") The answer is GOULASH.

One morbidly interested in death, say, remains in a stew (7)

Guardian Cryptic #28999 | 16 Down | 2023-02-21 flower

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