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Reset rye rolls, plus sides of anchovy paste (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yesteryear

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'sides of anchovy paste' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

'reset rye rolls plus' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'reset' is 'ester' which is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for yesteryear that I've seen before include "nostalgic time, perhaps" , "Twelve months ago" , "Time disappeared" , "Days gone by" , "The recent past" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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