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Sample of banana pancakes from the vintner's valley (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

napa

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'the vintner's valley' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'sample of banana pancakes from' is the wordplay.
'sample of' indicates a hidden word (I've seen this in other clues).
'NAPA' is hidden in the letters of 'banana pancakes from'.

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(Other definitions for napa that I've seen before include "soft skin" , "California wine valley" , "Californian valley, famous for wine" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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