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Appetizers rushed over, so messy (4,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hors doeuvres

'appetizers' is the definition.
(hors d'oeuvre is a kind of appetizer)

'rushed over so messy' is the wordplay.
'messy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rushed'+'over'+'so'='rushedoverso'
'rushedoverso' anagrammed gives 'HORS DOEUVRES'.

(Other definitions for hors doeuvres that I've seen before include "Food" , "Antipasto" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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