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Unusual ingredient in his pudding (4)

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I believe the answer is:

spud

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'unusual ingredient' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'in his pudding' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'SPUD' can be found hidden inside 'his pudding'.

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(Other definitions for spud that I've seen before include "Potato (informal)" , "Starchy bit of food" , "Charlotte perhaps" , "Tattie" , "Spade; potato (slang)" .)

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