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Some nibbled a mild cheese (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edam

'cheese' is the definition.
(I know that Edam is a type of cheese)

'some nibbled a mild' is the wordplay.
'some' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some parts of the word are used).
'EDAM' can be found hidden inside 'nibbled a mild'.

(Other definitions for edam that I've seen before include "Hard Dutch cheese" , "Red-coated cheese" , "Sphere of Dutch cheese" , "Cheese made badly" , "edible sphere" .)

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