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Feeding badger, need pot that's sweet and sticky? (9,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blackpool rock

'that's sweet and sticky?' is the definition.
(Blackpool rock is a type of confectionery)

'feeding badger need pot' is the wordplay.
'feeding' is an insertion indicator (one word is fed by another set of letters).
'badger' becomes 'brock' (historical term for a badger).
'need' becomes 'lack' (to lack something is to be in need of it).
'pot' becomes 'pool' (both can mean a shared resource of money).
'lack'+'pool'='lackpool'
'brock' placed around 'lackpool' is 'BLACKPOOL ROCK'.

(Other definitions for blackpool rock that I've seen before include "Confectionery from a Lancashire resort" , "Striped stick from Lancashire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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