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Is it ever a medley of sorts? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

varieties

'sorts?' is the definition.
(variety is a kind of sort)

'is it ever a medley' is the wordplay.
'medley' is an anagram indicator.
'is'+'it'+'ever'+'a'='isitevera'
'isitevera' with letters rearranged gives 'VARIETIES'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for varieties that I've seen before include "classes" , "All sorts" , "Assortments,diversities" , "Types" , "one used to find in a palace?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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