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One sort of egg I consumed as pioneer (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

initiate

'pioneer' is the definition.
('initiate' can be a synonym of 'pioneer')

'one sort of egg i consumed' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'sort of egg' becomes 'nit'.
'consumed' becomes 'ate' (eating is a kind of consuming).
'i'+'nit'+'i'+'ate'='INITIATE'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for initiate that I've seen before include "starter" , "Cause to begin, launch" , "Make something begin" , "new member" , "found" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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