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Sugar taken from a closet? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lactose

'sugar' is the definition.
(lactose is a kind of sugar)

'from a closet?' is the wordplay.
'from' is an anagram indicator (from the letters).
'a'+'closet'='acloset'
'acloset' with letters rearranged gives 'LACTOSE'.

'taken' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lactose that I've seen before include "A sugar present in milk" , "milky sweetener" , "Part of milk" , "White substance in milk" , "Sugar found in milk" .)

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