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Store fat with some hesitation (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

larder

'store' is the definition.
(food store)

'fat with some hesitation' is the wordplay.
'fat' becomes 'lard' (lard is a kind of fat).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'some hesitation' becomes 'er' (sound used when hesitating).
'lard'+'er'='LARDER'

(Other definitions for larder that I've seen before include "Stock of provisions" , "Cupboard or small room for food" , "Food store" , "Small room for storing food" , "Buttery" .)

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