Mob speaker's failure to contain upper-class hunt shifting (8)

I believe the answer is:

doughnut

(Other definitions for doughnut that I've seen before include "Toroid" , "Small fried cake with hole in middle" , "Fried batter cake" , "Jam-filled cake" , "Small circular cake" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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