Al cries out for cakes (7)
I believe the answer is:
eclairs
'for cakes' is the definition.
(eclair is a type of cake)
'al cries out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'al'+'cries'='alcries'
'alcries' with letters rearranged gives 'ECLAIRS'.
(Other definitions for eclairs that I've seen before include "Elongated cream puffs" , "Cream cakes" , "Oblong pastries" , "Choux pastries with cream and chocolate icing" , "sticky fingers" .)