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Sprinkle unleavened cake and serve it with cheese? (5,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

water biscuit

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'serve it with cheese?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'sprinkle unleavened cake' is the wordplay.
'sprinkle' becomes 'water' (I've seen this in another clue).
'unleavened cake' becomes 'biscuit' (biscuit is a kind of cake. I am not sure about the 'unleavened' bit.).
'water'+'biscuit'='WATER-BISCUIT'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for water biscuit that I've seen before include "dry fare" , "Very dry snack - cubist waiter (anag)" , "Crisp accompaniment to cheese" , "(Surprisingly) dry cracker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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