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Pole providing fruit as animal feed (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mast

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'pole' is the first definition.
(I know that mast is a type of pole)

'fruit as animal feed' is the second definition.
(mast can mean fruit fed to pigs)

'providing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for mast that I've seen before include "Pole to support a sail" , "One carries the sails of a ship" , "it rises on board a ship" , "Tall pole from which flag is flown" , "Vertical spar for supporting sails etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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