Word before "milk" or "meal" (3)

I believe the answer is:

oat

(Other definitions for oat that I've seen before include "Cereal grass" , "Food grain" , "Cereal plant" , "Basis of porridge" , "Cereal (singular)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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