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SELECT rows with a new DISTINCT from a VARCHAR with CSV in it

I have an Oracle database table with a field called Classification which is VARCHAR. The VARCHAR is a CSV(using semi colons). Example: I want to pull all the rows with ONLY a different value in the CSV from the others. It is ok if a row has a previously found value as long as it has a new different value.

Combining MAX and SUM in an Oracle ROLLUP

Here’s my SQL: The output looks like this: I was expecting it to look like this: In other words, I was expecting the rollup to sum up the maximum weights of each food instead of taking the maximum of all the maximums in the food-type category. I do have a solution of sorts, but it means having to add an