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Two cups overturned following half Arabic source of fizz (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bicarb

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'source of fizz' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'two cups overturned following half arabic' is the wordplay.
'two cups' becomes 'bra' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'overturned' is a reversal indicator.
'following' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'half' indicates taking half.
'bra' back-to-front is 'arb'.
'arabic' with half the letters taken is 'bic'.
'arb' after 'bic' is 'BICARB'.

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(Other definitions for bicarb that I've seen before include "Digestive remedy (abbr)" , "Antacid" , "Salt" , "Baking soda (abbr)" , "Raising agent in baking (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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