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Against leaving very rotten bread (3)

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rye

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'bread' is the definition.
(rye bread is a kind of bread)

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(Other definitions for rye that I've seen before include "Hard liquor" , "American whisky" , "Grass; whisky" , "Type of whisky" , "Cereal - liquor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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