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Fool laced with rum all one can get in larder for example? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roomful

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'fool laced with rum all one can' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both quantities as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'in larder for example?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'larder for example?' could be 'room' (larder is a kind of room) and 'room' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'get' is the link.

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(Other definitions for roomful that I've seen before include "As many as will fit in a domestic space" , "library's volume, say" , "wall-to-wall assembly?" , "A lot of people" , "Enough to fill a domestic space" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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