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Pole working to make dairy product (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stilton

'dairy product' is the definition.
(I know that Stilton is a type of bleu)

'pole working' is the wordplay.
'pole' becomes 'stilt' (stilts are poles somebody walks on).
'working' becomes 'on' (on can mean working or activated).
'stilt'+'on'='STILTON'

'to make' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stilton that I've seen before include "Cheese variety" , "19 cheese" , "Type of cheese" , "English cheese, usually veined" , "rich food?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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