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Source of tuna in salad (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fountain

'source' is the definition.
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'of tuna in salad' is the wordplay.
'salad' is an anagram indicator (salad can refer to a mixture).
'of'+'tuna'+'in'='oftunain'
'oftunain' with letters rearranged gives 'FOUNTAIN'.

(Other definitions for fountain that I've seen before include "Fan out in ornamental water jet" , "Ornamental water feature" , "Artificially produced jet of water" , "gusher" , "Ornamental jet of water, usually in public place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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