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Food items possibly bolted (4)

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nuts

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'food' is the definition.
(I know that nuts is a type of food)

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(Other definitions for nuts that I've seen before include "Fruit - bats" , "Mad (slang)" , "Mad; fruit" , "Eccentric; coal lumps" , "Crackers - or what crackers are required for?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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