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Reluctant to swallow artichoke heart unprepared - it might stick there (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

craw

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'it might stick there' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'reluctant to swallow artichoke heart unprepared' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'unprepared' could be 'raw' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'raw' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'c' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for craw that I've seen before include "Crop of a bird" , "Bird's crop" , "Bird's pouch for storing food" , "throat" , "Crop the unacceptable sticks in" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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