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Do survey about some cream? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

dollop

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'some cream?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'do survey about' is the wordplay.
'survey' becomes 'poll' (polling is a kind of surveying).
'about' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'poll' back-to-front is 'llop'.
'do'+'llop'='DOLLOP'

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(Other definitions for dollop that I've seen before include "Small measure, of mash say" , "Large shapeless lump" , "Semisolid lump" , "Shapeless lump (of food)" , "Small mass of eg cream" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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