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Much to dish out to audience (1,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

a lot

'much' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'dish out to audience' is the wordplay.
'dish out' becomes 'allot' (allotting is a kind of dishing out).
'to audience' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (how it might sound to an audience).
'allot' sounds like 'A LOT'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for a lot that I've seen before include "Greatly" , "A good deal" , "Much" , "Significant amount" , "What little things mean?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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