Lozenge (8)
I believe the answer is:
pastille
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lozenge</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that pastille is a type of lozenge)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pastille that I've seen before include "Small sweet/lozenge" , "Small, often medicated, sweet" , "List plea for the small sweet" , "Flavoured sweet for sucking" , "something for a sore throat" .)