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Tosses terrific toppings on the seafood (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lobster

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'seafood' is the definition.
(I know that lobster is a type of seafood)

'tosses terrific toppings on the' is the wordplay.
'tosses' becomes 'lobs' (I've seen this in another clue).
'terrific toppings' becomes 'er' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'er' after 't' is 'ter'.
'lobs'+'ter'='LOBSTER'

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(Other definitions for lobster that I've seen before include "Tommy no longer" , "Large edible crustacean" , "Large marine decapod" , "potted" , "one for the pot?" .)

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