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Reached over for cheese (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edam

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

'reached over' is the wordplay.
'reached' becomes 'made' (making is a kind of reaching).
'over' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'made' in reverse letter order is 'EDAM'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for edam that I've seen before include "Netherlands cheese" , "town in Holland" , "Round, yellow cheese" , "Spherical cheese" , "something to have with crackers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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