Crossword Genius

Excess left in stomach (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glut

'excess' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'left in stomach' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'stomach' becomes 'gut' (I've seen this before).
'l' put within 'gut' is 'GLUT'.

(Other definitions for glut that I've seen before include "Excess, surfeit" , "A surfeit as of crops" , "Fill to excess" , "Excessively abundant supply" , "An over-supply, harvest surplus" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.