Small dancing-girl to shoot a woman for food (10)

I believe the answer is:

salmagundi

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'food' is the definition.
(salmagundi is a kind of food)

'small dancing-girl to shoot a woman for' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'dancing girl' becomes 'alma' (I've seen this before).
'to shoot' becomes 'gun' (gunning is a kind of shooting).
'a woman for' becomes 'di' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
's'+'alma'+'gun'+'di'='SALMAGUNDI'

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(Other definitions for salmagundi that I've seen before include "medley" , "Hotchpotch" .)

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

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