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Partook of fine, rounded cheese (4)

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I believe the answer is:

feta

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

'partook of fine rounded' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'fine' could be 'f' (abbreviation) and 'f' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'eta' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for feta that I've seen before include "Crumbly Greek cheese" , "Goat's or sheep's milk cheese" , "Greek cheese from goat or sheep milk" , "Type of cheese" , "Greek salad cheese" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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