Starchy pudding ingredient derived from palm stems (4)

I believe the answer is:

sago

(Other definitions for sago that I've seen before include "Starchy pudding cereal" , "Powdery starchy food" , "Type of milk pudding" , "Cereal, used in pudding" , "Edible powdery starch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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