Dessert? Fine, but no starter (3)
I believe the answer is:
ice
'dessert?' is the definition.
(ice is a kind of dessert)
'fine but no starter' is the wordplay.
'fine' becomes 'nice' (I've seen this in another clue).
'but no starter' means to remove the first letter.
'nice' with its initial letter taken away is 'ICE'.
(Other definitions for ice that I've seen before include "Diamonds (sl)" , "Cold demeanour" , "Diamond" , "dessert" , "Solid water" .)