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Fathers attempt to make dough ... (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pastry

'dough' is the definition.
(I know that pastry is a type of dough)

'father's attempt to' is the wordplay.
'father's' becomes 'pa's' (pa can mean dad or father).
'attempt to' becomes 'try' (I've seen this in other clues).
'pas'+'try'='PASTRY'

'make' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pastry that I've seen before include "'It may be puff, shortcrust and flakey (6)'" , "Choux --; puff --" , "Cake - tart" , "Dough base" , "Piecrust; small cake" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent and The Telegraph.
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