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All you need for the reception? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

set

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'all' is the definition.
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'for the reception?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'se' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'you need' is the link.

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(Other definitions for set that I've seen before include "declined" , "Gel; group" , "Scenery for play or film" , "Badger's burrow" , "Become stiff like jelly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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