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Girl given Chinese food wanting more (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

avarice

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'more' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'girl given chinese food' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'Ava'.
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'chinese food' becomes 'rice' (rice is a kind of food. I am not sure about the 'chinese' bit.).
'ava'+'rice'='AVARICE'

'wanting' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for avarice that I've seen before include "Rapacity" , "Sway, control" , "Parsimony" , "Greed - caviare (anag)" , "A deadly sin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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