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Like a lavish meal, but with no starter to relish (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lap up

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

'like a lavish meal but with no starter' is the wordplay.
'like a lavish meal' becomes 'slapup' (a slap-up meal is an excellent meal).
'but with no starter' means to remove the first letter.
'slapup' with its initial letter removed is 'LAP UP'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lap up that I've seen before include "Scoop" , "Delight" , "Drink (water) like a dog" , "of future monarch?" , "Eagerly enjoy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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