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Noisy, bad, and as much as one can take! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fill

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'take' is the definition.
(I know that fill is a more specific form of eat)

'noisy bad' is the wordplay.
'noisy' becomes 'f' ().
'bad' becomes 'ill' (associated in meaning).
'f'+'ill'='FILL'

'and as much as one can' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for fill that I've seen before include "Satisfy (a need)" , "Be suitable - . . . . the bill" , "Appoint person to (post)" , "Repair tooth" , "Plug (a gap)" .)

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