Sticky stuff, porridge served with fruit (8)

I believe the answer is:

birdlime

'sticky stuff' is the definition.

'porridge served with fruit' is the wordplay.
'porridge' becomes 'bird' (I've seen this before).
'served with' says to put letters next to each other.
'fruit' becomes 'lime' (lime is a kind of fruit).
'bird'+'lime'='BIRDLIME'

(Another definition for birdlime that I've seen is " Sticky substance set to trap birds".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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