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Excellent ending where there's no beginning (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

topping

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'excellent' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ending where there's no beginning' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'ending' could be 'pin' (pin is a kind of ending) and 'pin' is located in the answer.
'no' could be 'o' (resembles 0 - 'no' can mean 'zero') and 'o' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for topping that I've seen before include "garnish for food" , "Absolutely excellent!" , "Sauce; excellent (dated)" , "Garnish - jolly good!" , "A1" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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