Chew this stew briefly, the whole lot (7)

I believe the answer is:

gumball

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'lot' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'chew this stew briefly the whole' is the wordplay.
'chew' becomes 'gum' (gumming is a kind of chewing).
'this stew briefly' becomes 'b' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'the whole' becomes 'all' (all of something).
'gum'+'b'+'all'='GUMBALL'

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