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Scoff all is in ruins apart from Belgium (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eat up

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'in ruins apart from belgium' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'scoff all' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'scoff' could be 'eat' (I've seen this before) and 'eat' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'up' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'is' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for eat up that I've seen before include "Devour entirely" , "Exhaust" , "Consume completely" , "Consume, absorb" , "show good appetite" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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