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Fed sons stew (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mess

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

'fed sons' is the wordplay.
'fed' becomes 'me' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'sons' becomes 'ss' (s is abbreviation for son).
'me'+'ss'='MESS'

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(Other definitions for mess that I've seen before include "Where officers eat" , "dog's dinner" , "Where soldiers may eat" , "Service dining-area" , "Disarray" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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