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As specially ordered, make scarce culinary treats (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cream cakes

'culinary treats' is the definition.
(type of cake)

'as specially ordered make scarce' is the wordplay.
'as specially ordered' is an anagram indicator (a special ordering of the letters).
'make'+'scarce'='makescarce'
'makescarce' is an anagram of 'CREAM-CAKES'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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