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Urges parasites to produce kitchen tool? (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

egg slice

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'produce kitchen tool?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'urges parasites' is the wordplay.
'urges' becomes 'eggs' (I've seen this in other clues).
'parasites' becomes 'lice' (lice are parasitic insects).
'eggs'+'lice'='EGG-SLICE'

'to' is the link.

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(Another definition for egg slice that I've seen is " Kitchen utensil".)

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