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Sort of bread with hole at back (5)

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I believe the answer is:

pitta

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'sort of bread' is the definition.
'pitta' can be an answer for 'bread' (pitta is a type of bread). I am unsure of the 'sort of' bit.

'with hole at back' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hole' becomes 'pit' (a pit is a large hole).
'back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'at' backwards is 'ta'.
'pit' put next to 'ta' is 'PITTA'.

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(Other definitions for pitta that I've seen before include "(E.g. Greek) bread" , "Flat bread that's split to take a filling" , "Type of flat bread that's split to hold a filling" , "Flat sort of bread" , "Type of flatbread" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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