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Editor blends half of them to make something wholesome, perhaps (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edible

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'them to make something wholesome perhaps' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'editor blends half' is the wordplay.
'editor' becomes 'edi' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'half' indicates taking half.
'blends' halved is 'ble'.
'edi'+'ble'='EDIBLE'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for edible that I've seen before include "Belied (anag)" , "I can swallow that!" , "Fit to be used as food" , "Fit to eat" , "(Of food) harmless" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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