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A claimant nearly ruined food processor? (10,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alimentary canal

'food processor?' is the definition.
(part of the body which processes food)

'a claimant nearly ruined' is the wordplay.
'ruined' is an anagram indicator.
'claimant'+'nearly'='claimantnearly'
'claimantnearly' is an anagram of 'limentarycanal'.
'a'+'limentarycanal'='ALIMENTARY CANAL'

(Another definition for alimentary canal that I've seen is " gut".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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