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Candy canes cooked in superior condition (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ascendancy

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'superior condition' is the definition.
'ascendancy' can be an answer for 'condition' (ascendancy is a kind of condition). I am unsure of the 'superior' bit.

'candy canes cooked' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'candy'+'canes'='candycanes'
'candycanes' is an anagram of 'ASCENDANCY'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ascendancy that I've seen before include "Influential position" , "Condition of being dominant" , "Dominating influence (A, not E)" , "Candy canes (anag.)" , "Domination" .)

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