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Don't be too greedy to consume duck! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

avoid

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'duck' is the definition.
(duck can mean to avoid)

'don't be too greedy to consume' is the wordplay.
'don't be too' becomes 'o' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'greedy' becomes 'avid' (synonyms).
'to consume' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'o' going into 'avid' is 'AVOID'.

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(Other definitions for avoid that I've seen before include "Shirk" , "Bypass" , "Desist" , "Refrain from (something)" , "Eschew" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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