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Unorthodox use of gel in Austrian capital for bread making? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leavening

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'bread making?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with motion as well as being present participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'unorthodox use of gel in austrian capital' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'in' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'for' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for leavening that I've seen before include "Pervading, causing gradual change" , "Influential agent" , "eg Yeast" , "instigator of rising" , "Making to rise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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