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Grass pop artist used regularly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oats

'grass' is the definition.
(I know that oats is a type of cereal)

'pop artist used regularly' is the wordplay.
'used regularly' indicates alternate letters.
'pop'+'artist'='popartist'
The alternate letters of 'popartist' are 'OATS'.

(Other definitions for oats that I've seen before include "A cereal crop" , "Cereal for porridge" , "Food for horses and Scots (said Dr Johnson)" , "Seed grasses" , "Wild ones are sown in youthful excess" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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