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His pudding includes an unexpected ingredient! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spud

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'an unexpected ingredient' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'his pudding includes' is the wordplay.
'includes' indicates a hidden word.
'SPUD' is hidden in the letters of 'his pudding'.

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(Other definitions for spud that I've seen before include "one's eyed" , "The humble colloquial potato" , "The popular potato" , "Commoner's King Edward?" , "Vegetable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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