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Servant eating too much stew (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pottage

'stew' is the definition.
(pottage is a kind of stew)

'servant eating too much' is the wordplay.
'servant' becomes 'page' (I've seen this before).
'eating' is an insertion indicator.
'too much' becomes 'ott' (short for 'over the top' - informal British).
'page' enclosing 'ott' is 'POTTAGE'.

(Another definition for pottage that I've seen is " Soup or stew".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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