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Wimp makes soggy bread (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

milksop

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'wimp' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for milksop that I've seen before include "Weak or effeminate man" , "Namby-pamby" , "Feeble ineffectual man" , "Doormat" , "Wimpish fellow" .)

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