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Top up and serve half of rich smorgasbord (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

potpourri

'smorgasbord' is the definition.
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'top up and serve half of rich' is the wordplay.
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'serve' becomes 'pour' (**).
'half of' indicates taking half.
'top' in reverse letter order is 'pot'.
'rich' cut in half is 'ri'.
'pot'+'pour'+'ri'='POTPOURRI'

(Other definitions for potpourri that I've seen before include "Pleasant-smelling mixture" , "Mixture of dried, scented items" , "assortment of botanical stuff?" , "Flower petals and spices used as perfume" , "Fragrant mixture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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