Dished up dollop of gelato to all (5)

I believe the answer is:

total

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'all' is the definition.
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'dished up dollop of gelato to' is the wordplay.
'TOTAL' is hidden backwards in amongst the letters.
However, I'm uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for total that I've seen before include "Everything added together" , "Not qualified" , "final answer" , "Completely destroy" , "Whole amount" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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