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Ordinary boring menials ground bits of wheat (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

semolina

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'bits of wheat' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'ordinary boring menials ground' is the wordplay.
'ordinary' becomes 'O' (abbreviation e.g. O-Levels).
'boring' indicates putting letters inside (to bore something can mean to drill into it).
'ground' indicates an anagram ('grind' the letters into a new form).
'menials' is an anagram of 'semlina'.
'o' placed into 'semlina' is 'SEMOLINA'.

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(Other definitions for semolina that I've seen before include "sweet" , "Wheat product used in pasta" , "Type of milk pudding" , "Cereal used for puddings" , "As oilmen eat this pudding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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