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Forced to come up for food (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edam

'for food' is the definition.
(Edam is an example)

'forced to come up' is the wordplay.
'forced' becomes 'made' (both can mean coerced).
'to come up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'made' in reverse letter order is 'EDAM'.

(Other definitions for edam that I've seen before include "Netherlands cheese" , "Mild yellow Dutch cheese" , "Round, yellow cheese" , "Made into a nice cheese" , "Made (anag) - Dutch cheese" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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