Ruins veal after cooking without exception (9)
I believe the answer is:
universal
'without exception' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'ruins veal after cooking' is the wordplay.
'after cooking' is an anagram indicator.
'ruins'+'veal'='ruinsveal'
'ruinsveal' with letters rearranged gives 'UNIVERSAL'.
(Other definitions for universal that I've seen before include "Worldwide or cosmic" , "Sort of joint" , "Film producer" , "Of worldwide scope" , "Applying throughout the world" .)