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Cover meat starters left out for binge (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overeat

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'for binge' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'cover meat starters left out' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'left' could be 'over' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'over' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'eat' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for overeat that I've seen before include "Consume excessively" , "Consume too much food, stuff your stomach" , "ignore threat of a big corporation?" , "Binge" , "Take in excess" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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