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Sort gene to produce hormone (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

estrogen

'hormone' is the definition.
(estrogen is a kind of hormone)

'sort gene to produce' is the wordplay.
'to produce' indicates an anagram.
'sort'+'gene'='sortgene'
'sortgene' is an anagram of 'ESTROGEN'.

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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