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Snacks sent up, like this hotel is able to (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nachos

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'snacks' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'sent up like this hotel is able to' is the wordplay.
'sent up' is a reversal indicator.
'like this' becomes 'so' ('like so').
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'is able to' becomes 'can' (if you can do something you are able to do it).
'so'+'h'+'can'='sohcan'
'sohcan' reversed gives 'NACHOS'.

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(Other definitions for nachos that I've seen before include "Type of Mexican food" , "Tortilla chips topped with cheese and chilli" , "Mexican chips" , "Snack" , "food items" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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