Awkward night out, perhaps, turns up including a forgotten sweet (6,4,7)

I believe the answer is:

sticky date pudding

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'awkward night out perhaps turns up including a forgotten sweet' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'awkward night out perhaps turns' is the wordplay.
'awkward' becomes 'sticky' (synonyms).
'night out' becomes 'date' (I've seen this in another clue).
'perhaps turns' becomes 'pudding' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'sticky'+'date'+'pudding'='STICKY DATE PUDDING'

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