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Extra seconds with last of soup dipped into -- it's common! (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

widespread

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

'extra seconds with' is the wordplay.
'extra' becomes 'wide' (cricket term).
'seconds with' becomes 'spread' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'wide'+'spread'='WIDESPREAD'

'last of soup dipped into it's' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for widespread that I've seen before include "common" , "Extensive" , "Sweeping" , "found in many places" , "Generally prevalent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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