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Sink getting old food (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sago

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

'sink getting old' is the wordplay.
'sink' becomes 'sag' (sagging is a kind of sinking).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'sag'+'o'='SAGO'

(Other definitions for sago that I've seen before include "Starchy grain used in desserts" , "Starchy cereal used in puddings" , "Starchy foodstuff" , "Palm cereal" , "Type of milk pudding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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