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Summary on top (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recap

'summary' is the definition.
(recap is a kind of summary)

'on top' is the wordplay.
'on' becomes 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to').
'top' becomes 'cap' (cap is a kind of top).
're'+'cap'='RECAP'

(Other definitions for recap that I've seen before include "Go over the main points again, in short" , "Go over things again" , "Summarise at the end" , "Run through again (Inf)" , "Summary (abbr.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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