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Pumpernickel, reportedly dry, raised (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rye bread

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

'reportedly dry raised' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'dry' becomes 'wry' (synonyms).
'raised' becomes 'bread' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'wry' sounds like 'rye'.
'rye'+'bread'='RYE-BREAD'

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(Other definitions for rye bread that I've seen before include "Dark bakery product" , "Dark loaf" , "food" , "Denser type of loaf" , "Baker's product of dense texture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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