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Implant popular cereal (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ingrain

'implant' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'popular cereal' is the wordplay.
'popular' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean trendy).
'cereal' becomes 'grain' (synonyms).
'in'+'grain'='INGRAIN'

(Other definitions for ingrain that I've seen before include "Make a habit" , "Fix" , "Firmly instil" , "dye thus" , "Plant firmly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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