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Secretary's effort to produce cake (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pastry

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

'secretary's effort' is the wordplay.
'secretary's' becomes 'PA's' (abbreviation for personal assistant).
'effort' becomes 'try' (synonyms).
'pas'+'try'='PASTRY'

'to produce' is the link.

(Other definitions for pastry that I've seen before include "Sweet baked dough" , "What makes crust" , "Dough of flour, water and shortening" , "Crust of pies, tarts etc." , "Pie base" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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