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Poses while eating Special K (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asks

'poses' is the definition.
(as in posing or asking a question)

'while eating special k' is the wordplay.
'while' becomes 'as' (eg 'while I walked' means 'as I walked').
'eating' indicates putting letters inside.
'special' becomes 'S' (common abbreviation as in Special Air Service).
's'+'k'='sk'
'as' going around 'sk' is 'ASKS'.

(Other definitions for asks that I've seen before include "is curious" , "Puts a query" , "Solicits" , "Poses a question" , "Questions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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