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Greedily eat course standing up (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wolf

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'greedily eat' is the definition.
'wolf' can be an answer for 'eat' (wolfing is a kind of eating). I am not certain of the 'greedily' bit.

'course standing up' is the wordplay.
'course' becomes 'flow' (synonyms).
'standing up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in a down clue up is reverse order).
'flow' in reverse letter order is 'WOLF'.

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(Other definitions for wolf that I've seen before include "Carnivore -- breed of 13 down" , "shovel down" , "Carnivorous pack animal" , "Pack hunter" , "gorge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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