The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ANTIPASTI
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ANTIPASTI
- Pour wine after an assortment of starters
- Course one supports for the future?
- Starters having an edge over drink
- Not in favour of hosting current history courses in Italy
- It's a paint that's mixed up for starters
- Upset at pianist for starters
- Fabulous body — one quietly captivated for starters
- Contrary and tense, I assembled hors d’œuvres
- Speaking against Cornish food and nibbles
- A small drink including minimum of table wine for starters
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The straight part
We know that "olives and tapas perhap" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case olives and tapas perhap = antipasti.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ANTIPASTI mean?
ANTIPASTI noun- An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood and vegetables.