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Completely or partly swallowed (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

all

'completely' is the definition.
(I know that completely can be written as all)

'partly swallowed' is the wordplay.
'partly' indicates a hidden word (part of the clue is used).
'ALL' can be found hidden inside 'swallowed'.

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for all that I've seen before include "Completely, everything" , "Total" , "Every single one" , "The whole quantity" , "and 16 Across and 23 Across: Even so" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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