A nut from the Nicobars (3)

I believe the answer is:

cob

'a nut' is the definition.
(cob is a kind of nut)

'from the nicobars' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'COB' is hidden in the letters of 'nicobars'.

(Other definitions for cob that I've seen before include "mount" , "Source of bread" , "Swan of Jacobean origin" , "Hazelnut" , "Round loaf of bread" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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