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Playing gig, we munch sticky food (7,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chewing gum

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'sticky food' is the definition.
'chewing gum' can be an answer for 'food' (chewing gum is a kind of food). I'm not sure about the 'sticky' bit.

'playing gig we munch' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates an anagram.
'gig'+'we'+'munch'='gigwemunch'
'gigwemunch' is an anagram of 'CHEWING-GUM'.

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(Another definition for chewing gum that I've seen is " Something to masticate".)

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