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Provides excess nosh. Eats after six deliveries! (9)

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I believe the answer is:

overfeeds

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'provides excess nosh' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'eats after six deliveries' is the wordplay.
'eats' becomes 'feeds' ('feed' can be a synonym of 'eat').
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'six deliveries' becomes 'over' (a cricket over consists of six deliveries).
'feeds' put after 'over' is 'OVERFEEDS'.

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(Another definition for overfeeds that I've seen is " gives too much for stomach to digest".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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