The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RUSK
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result RUSK
- Welsh runner providing sustenance for baby?
- Baby food from river, one in South Wales
- Baby food making its way into mouth in Newport?
- Finishes off eclair, gateau, scones and rock cake
- It’s hard for babe to get teeth into Twilight with resistance for its lead
- Dean beginning to row on Welsh river
- Welsh flower or cake?
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The straight part
We know that "Baby food" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case baby food = rusk.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does RUSK mean?
RUSK noun- A rectangular, hard, dry biscuit
- A twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback)
- A weaning food for children
- A cereal binder used in meat product manufacture