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Retort from demonstrator in a jam (6)

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I believe the answer is:

damson

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'retort from demonstrator in a jam' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'jam' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'jam' could be 'dam' (damming is a kind of jamming) and 'dam' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'son' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for damson that I've seen before include "Wild plum" , "Small plum-like fruit" , "fruit tree" , "sort of fruit" , "Ma, Don's a fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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