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Father's attempt to make pie crust (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pastry

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'pie crust' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'father's attempt to' is the wordplay.
'father's' becomes 'pa's' (pa can mean dad or father).
'attempt to' becomes 'try' (I've seen this in other clues).
'pas'+'try'='PASTRY'

'make' is the link.

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(Other definitions for pastry that I've seen before include "Dough used in pie-cases" , "'Dough of flour, fat and water (6)'" , "Dough made for pies, etc." , "Dough of flour, water and shortening" , "choux, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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