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Cake and a drink in heart of Burgundy (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gateau

'cake' is the definition.
(I know that gateau is a type of cake)

'a drink in heart of burgundy' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'tea' (tea is a drink).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'heart of' indicates the central letters.
The middle of 'burgundy' is 'gu'.
'a'+'tea'='atea'
'atea' inserted into 'gu' is 'GATEAU'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for gateau that I've seen before include "Richly decorated cake" , "Gooey cake" , "Cake for Pierre" , "Elaborate cake" , "Fancy cake" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Times and The Sun.
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