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Scandinavian cooked loaf (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

olaf

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'scandinavian' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'cooked loaf' is the wordplay.
'cooked' is an anagram indicator (letters cooked into a new form).
'loaf' is an anagram of 'OLAF'.

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(Other definitions for olaf that I've seen before include "Name of five kings of Norway" , "King and patron saint of Norway" , "Name of five Norwegian kings" , "King --, cantata by Elgar" , "St ---, Norwegian king" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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