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Cheese with maybe a bluebottle on for a moment (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brie

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'cheese' is the definition.
(I know that Brie is a type of cheese)

'maybe a bluebottle on for a moment' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'maybe' could be 'i' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'i' is present in the answer.
'on' could be 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to') and 're' is located in the remaining letters.
A single letter 'b' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'with' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for brie that I've seen before include "dairy product" , "Bergamot-flavoured tea" , "cheese-producing region" , "Food" , "Prov. squalid place" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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