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Criticise effort in food store (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pantry

'food store' is the definition.
(cupboard for storing food)

'criticise effort' is the wordplay.
'criticise' becomes 'pan' (informal term meaning to criticise heavily).
'effort' becomes 'try' (synonyms).
'pan'+'try'='PANTRY'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pantry that I've seen before include "Room off the kitchen" , "Kitchen storeroom" , "Store cupboard" , "Food store" , "Type of larder" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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