According to Spooner, Toynbee cuts sweets (9)
I believe the answer is:
lollipops
'sweets' is the definition.
(lollipop is a kind of sweet)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
(Other definitions for lollipops that I've seen before include "Gobstoppers" , "Sweets on sticks" , "Sweets - popular works of classical music" .)