Cream cheese base (5)
I believe the answer is:
bagel
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cream cheese base</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bagel that I've seen before include "round fare" , "Ring-shaped bread roll" , "Ring-shaped bread product" , "Toroidal bread roll" , "Hard doughnut-shaped roll" .)