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To a male, can suggest porridge (7)

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oatmeal

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'porridge' is the definition.
(I know that oatmeal is a type of porridge)

'to a male can' is the wordplay.
'can' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'canned' mean this (canned can mean drunk)).
'to'+'a'+'male'='toamale'
'toamale' is an anagram of 'OATMEAL'.

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(Other definitions for oatmeal that I've seen before include "Kind of porridge" , "ground food!" , "greyish-yellow colour" , "AA Motel (anag.)" , "Basis of porridge" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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