Form of candy good for the teeth? (5)
I believe the answer is:
floss
'the teeth?' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Clean teeth' mean 'floss' so perhaps 'teeth' could also mean 'floss')
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for floss that I've seen before include "Eliot's river" , "Clean between the teeth" , "Silk" , "Teeth-cleaning thread" , "A mass of silky fibres - dental?" .)