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Watch old boy dish up (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

observe

'watch' is the definition.
(observing is a kind of watching)

'old boy dish up' is the wordplay.
'old boy' becomes 'OB' (abbreviation for a private school 'old boy').
'dish up' becomes 'serve' (synonyms).
'ob'+'serve'='OBSERVE'

(Other definitions for observe that I've seen before include "Watch carefully" , "Look at" , "What this newspaper does?" , "Keep - watch" , "Notice; study" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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