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Source of food designed to deter boys (6,3)

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I believe the answer is:

oyster bed

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'source of food' is the definition.
'oyster bed' can be an answer for 'source' (I have seen 'Source of pearls ' mean 'oyster bed' so perhaps 'source' could also mean 'oyster bed'). I am unsure of the 'of food' bit.

'designed to deter boys' is the wordplay.
'designed' indicates anagramming the letters (designed with the letters).
'deter'+'boys'='deterboys'
'deterboys' is an anagram of 'OYSTER-BED'.

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(Other definitions for oyster bed that I've seen before include "Source of pearls" , "A source of seafood" , "breeding ground" , "seafood supplier" , "stew, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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