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What may restock food shop excessively (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delivery

'what may restock' is the definition.

'food shop excessively' is the wordplay.
'food shop' becomes 'deli' ('deli' can be a synonym of 'food shop').
'excessively' becomes 'very'.
'deli'+'very'='DELIVERY'

(Other definitions for delivery that I've seen before include "Chinaman, perhaps" , "useful service for the housebound" , "Act of giving birth" , "Throw of a cricket ball" , "Rescue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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