Use more space for the banquet (6)

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spread

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'for the banquet' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for spread that I've seen before include "Stew or distribute over an area" , "we hope to avoid in middle age" , "Extend -- feast" , "expansion?" , "Apply thinly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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