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Duck turns up among the ingredients (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eider

'duck' is the definition.
(eider is a kind of duck)

'turns up among the ingredients' is the wordplay.
'turns up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'among' indicates a hidden word.
'redie' can be found hidden inside 'ingredients'.
'redie' written backwards gives 'EIDER'.

(Other definitions for eider that I've seen before include "Source of fine soft down" , "Duck known for down" , "Sea-duck" , "Down comes from this" , "Duck from which down is obtained" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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