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With hindsight, produced something cheesy (4)

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I believe the answer is:

edam

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'something cheesy' is the definition.
(type of cheese)

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(Other definitions for edam that I've seen before include "Madeinto popular cheese" , "Cheese made in Holland" , "milk product" , "Yellow cheese with a red covering" , "Netherlands cheese" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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