The pantomime dame's cheese? (4)

I believe the answer is:

edam

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'cheese?' is the definition.
(I know that Edam is a type of cheese)

'the pantomime dame's' is the wordplay.
'dame' anagrams to 'EDAM'.
However, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for edam that I've seen before include "Dutch 8 across" , "Made into popular cheese" , "Dutch market town famous for its cheese" , "Made (anag) - Dutch cheese" , "Hard Dutch cheese" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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