Cryptic crossword clue
Battering an assortment of food in capital of Greece

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BUFFETING

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We know that "Battering" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case battering = buffeting.
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What does BUFFETING mean?

BUFFETING verb
  1. To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap.
  2. To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise.
  3. To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against.
  4. To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
BUFFETING noun
  1. A blow or motion that buffets.
  2. Random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow

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