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Does it taste like corn? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ham

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'corn?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for ham that I've seen before include "Gammon" , "Pork leg" , "Thespian who overacts, informally" , "A poor actor - overdoes it" , "Bad actor; Noah son" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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