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Such bread lets you fill the hollow within (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pitta

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'such bread' is the definition.
'pitta' can be an answer for 'bread' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'such' bit.

'you fill the hollow within' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
'hollow' could be 'pit' (pit is a kind of hollow) and 'pit' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'a' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'lets' is the link.

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(Other definitions for pitta that I've seen before include "I might have a kebab in" , "Flat hollow unleavened bread" , "Partially-leavened bread of the Near East" , "Type of flatbread" , "Middle Eastern bread" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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