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Neighbour needs a dairy product (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abutter

'neighbour' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a dairy product' is the wordplay.
'dairy product' becomes 'butter' (butter is a kind of dairy product).
'a'+'butter'='ABUTTER'

'needs' is the link.

(Other definitions for abutter that I've seen before include "Neighbouring property owner" , "neighbourly sort?" , "Neighbour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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