Buys a larger, boiled type of sweet

I believe the answer is:

barley sugar

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(Other definitions for barley sugar that I've seen before include "Real as Rugby (anag) - sweet" , "Amber-coloured sweet" , "Confection (originally made from a cereal)" , "Twisted sweetmeat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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