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Stick in part of mouth (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gum

This clue is a triple definition!

'stick' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'in' acts as a link.

'part' is the second definition.
(gum is a kind of part)

'of' acts as a link.

'mouth' is the third definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for gum that I've seen before include "Adhesive for chewing" , "Chewy stuff, hard to clean away" , "To stick with adhesive" , "Prepartion for sticking or chewing" , "Chewed sweet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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