Not serving rice, given stew (9)

I believe the answer is:

receiving

'not serving' is the definition.
(receiving can be the opposite of serving)

'rice given stew' is the wordplay.
'stew' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rice'+'given'='ricegiven'
'ricegiven' is an anagram of 'RECEIVING'.

(Other definitions for receiving that I've seen before include "Welcoming" , "Taking in or accepting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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