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Porridge for one – mushy, moist and cold (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sitcom

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'porridge' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'one mushy moist and cold' is the wordplay.
'one mushy' indicates an anagram (letters mushed up).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cold' becomes 'C' (eg on taps).
'moist' put after 'c' is 'cmoist'.
'cmoist' anagrammed gives 'SITCOM'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for sitcom that I've seen before include "Fresh Meat, for example" , "Amusing TV series (abbr.)" , "Kind of TV programme" , "Episodical TV programme" , "Shortened form of situation comedy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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