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Ugh! It's not even your cake! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yuck

'ugh' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'not even your cake' is the wordplay.
'not even' indicates alternate letters (remove even-numbered letters).
'your'+'cake'='yourcake'
The alternating letters of 'yourcake' are 'YUCK'.

'it's' is the link.

(Other definitions for yuck that I've seen before include "Expression of disgust; rhymes with male deer" , "Disgusting (interj.)" , "Ugh!" , "Exclamation of disgust" , "That's disgusting!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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