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Moors hum strangely producing fungus (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mushroom

'fungus' is the definition.
(I know that mushroom is a type of agaric)

'moors hum strangely' is the wordplay.
'strangely' indicates an anagram.
'moors'+'hum'='moorshum'
'moorshum' anagrammed gives 'MUSHROOM'.

'producing' is the link.

(Other definitions for mushroom that I've seen before include "Proliferate" , "develop rapidly" , "Grow very fast" , "Food fungus" , "Common edible fungus" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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