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Remains of cake grew mouldy (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wreckage

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

'cake grew mouldy' is the wordplay.
'mouldy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cake'+'grew'='cakegrew'
'cakegrew' anagrammed gives 'WRECKAGE'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for wreckage that I've seen before include "Ruin" , "Broken bits and pieces" , "Sign of misfortune at sea" , "Ruined material" , "Ruined remains" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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