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Ate sloppy meal (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tea

'meal' is the definition.
(tea is a type of meal)

'ate sloppy' is the wordplay.
'sloppy' indicates an anagram.
'ate' anagrammed gives 'TEA'.

(Other definitions for tea that I've seen before include "Hot drink" , "Infusion of dried leaves" , "- - for Two (song)" , "Refreshment" , "Plant" .)

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