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Largely drank up a store of supplies (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

depot

toped

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'largely drank' is the definition.
'toped' can be an answer for 'drank' ('tope' can be a synonym of 'drink'). I'm unsure of the 'largely' bit.

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

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(Other definitions for toped that I've seen before include "had lots of booze" , "fond of the booze?" , "Drunk" , "Had lots of drinks" , "went on a binge?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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