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A soldier might eat it (as Burns would?) (3)

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I believe the answer is:

wad

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(Other definitions for wad that I've seen before include "A thick bundle, maybe of money" , "Lump or bundle of soft material" , "Compact mass" , "Bankroll; sandwich (slang)" , "Small mass of soft material" .)

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