Cryptic crossword clue
Hotel on old TV show half-heartedly served up this? 7,5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 plus 5 letter word WALDORF SALAD

I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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The straight part
We know that "Hotel on old TV show half-heartedly served up this?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hotel on old tv show half-heartedly served up this? = waldorf salad.
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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