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Quick way to make Brie? (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

short cut

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

'make brie?' is the wordplay.
'make' becomes 'short' (shorting is a kind of making).
'brie?' becomes 'cut' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'short'+'cut'='SHORT-CUT'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for short cut that I've seen before include "Quicker way" , "Time- or distance-saving route" , "Faster route" , "Time-saving manoeuvre" , "Means of saving time or effort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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