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Wave of rice husks in bread maker (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

breaker

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'wave' is the definition.
(I know that breaker is a type of wave)

'rice husks in bread maker' is the wordplay.
'rice husks' becomes 're' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'bread maker' becomes 'baker' (synonyms).
're' put within 'baker' is 'BREAKER'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for breaker that I've seen before include "Roller?" , "Large sea wave" , "Someone broadcasting on Citizen's Band radio" , "User of CB radio" , "A large wave, sounds destructive" .)

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