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Amphibian's device to produce fungus (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toadstool

'fungus' is the definition.
(I know that toadstool is a type of agaric)

'amphibian's device' is the wordplay.
'amphibian's' becomes 'toad's' (toad is a kind of amphibian).
'device' becomes 'tool' (I've seen this before).
'toads'+'tool'='TOADSTOOL'

'to produce' is the link.

(Other definitions for toadstool that I've seen before include "Something poisonous" , "that could be poisonous" , "what's poisonous maybe" , "Fungal growth" , "Support for little people" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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