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Staff pressing fruit for Bacchus, say? (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roman god

'bacchus say?' is the definition.

'staff pressing fruit' is the wordplay.
'staff' becomes 'rod' (both can mean a stick or cane).
'pressing' is an insertion indicator.
'fruit' becomes 'mango' (mango is a kind of fruit).
'rod' enclosing 'mango' is 'ROMAN GOD'.

'for' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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