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Pancake given second prod almost collapsed (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drop scone

'pancake' is the definition.
(another name for a Scotch pancake)

'second prod almost collapsed' is the wordplay.
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'collapsed' is an anagram indicator.
'second'+'prod'='secondprod'
'secondprod' with its last letter removed is 'secondpro'.
'secondpro' with letters rearranged gives 'DROP-SCONE'.

'given' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for drop scone that I've seen before include "Girdlecake" , "Scotch pancake" , "Small and thick pancake" , "cake" , "Eating" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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