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Apple originally sandwiched in cream crackers and left as sweet (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caramel

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'sweet' is the definition.
(I know that caramel is a type of sweet)

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(Other definitions for caramel that I've seen before include "Burnt sugar used for flavouring" , "Dark brown substance" , "Sugar solution heated till brown" , "Chewy sweet - burnt sugar" , "Toffee-like sweet" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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