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Hold-up by accessory? This might boost porridge dished out (5,3)

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5,3

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extra jam

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'this might boost porridge dished out' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'hold-up by accessory?' is the wordplay.
'hold-up' becomes 'jam' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'accessory?' becomes 'extra' (I've seen this before).
'jam' after 'extra' is 'EXTRA JAM'.

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(Another definition for extra jam that I've seen is " Preserve following regulation".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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