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Cake shop is grappling with asperities (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

patisserie

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'cake shop' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'grappling with asperities' is the wordplay.
'asperities' can be anagrammed to 'PATISSERIE'.
However, I am not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for patisserie that I've seen before include "Its cakes are fancy" , "Tart collection" , "supplier of tarts" , "store for Brownies?" , "food shop" .)

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