Ex-president keeps working, needing return fare from Japan (5)

I believe the answer is:

enoki

(Other definitions for enoki that I've seen before include "Fare from the Far East" , "Japanese mushroom type" , "Oriental mushroom; E ikon (anag.)" , "Japanese food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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