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Dame mad about cheese (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edam

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

'dame mad' is the wordplay.
'mad' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dame' anagrammed gives 'EDAM'.

'about' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for edam that I've seen before include "Yellow cheese with a red covering" , "town in Holland" , "Kind of cheese" , "Cheese made in Holland" , "edible sphere" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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