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A portion of rhubarb jam (5)

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I believe the answer is:

stick

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'jam' is the definition.
(jam can mean to get stuck)

'a portion of rhubarb' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'portion' could be 'ti' (ti is a kind of portion) and 'ti' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for stick that I've seen before include "Staff - criticism" , "Gear lever; adhere" , "School punishment once" , "Cane; criticism" , "heavy criticism" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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