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Savoy served up peeled eggs (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ova

'eggs' is the definition.
(term for egg cells)

'savoy served up peeled' is the wordplay.
'peeled' indicates a hidden word (some letters peeled off to reveal the answer).
'served up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in a down clue, going upwards).
'avo' is hidden in the letters of 'savoy'.
'avo' back-to-front is 'OVA'.

(Other definitions for ova that I've seen before include "Release of women" , "Female egg cells" , "Latin egg-cells" , "Likely end for Russian Fed cup players" , "Female egg-cells" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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