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She takes the crust of a loaf – in the larder? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

shelf

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'the larder?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'she takes the crust of a loaf' is the wordplay.
'takes' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the crust of a loaf' becomes 'lf' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'she'+'lf'='SHELF'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for shelf that I've seen before include "Flesh (anag.)" , "books supporter" , "Rock ledge; underwater bank" , "Ledge for holding things" , "Flat surface for holding things" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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