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French produce representative in Tom, perhaps (9)

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I believe the answer is:

camembert

'french produce' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'representative in tom perhaps' is the wordplay.
'representative' becomes 'member' (I have seen 'Legislative representative ' mean 'member' so perhaps 'representative' could also mean 'member').
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'tom perhaps' becomes 'cat' (tom is a kind of cat).
'member' inserted inside 'cat' is 'CAMEMBERT'.

(Other definitions for camembert that I've seen before include "Soft creamy French cheese" , "dairy product" , "Soft rich cheese as made in Normandy" , "For something to eat" , "French food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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