Bread or beer ingredient (5)

I believe the answer is:

yeast

(Other definitions for yeast that I've seen before include "Dough-raising agent" , "lifting agent" , "Fungi used in bakery" , "Fungus used in fermenting" , "Androgynous" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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