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Carry around not quite all of every toasted bun (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

teacake

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

'carry around not quite all of' is the wordplay.
'carry' becomes 'take' ('take' can be a synonym of 'carry'**).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'not quite' means to remove the last letter.
'all of' becomes 'each' ('each' can be similar in meaning to 'all of').
'each' with its last letter taken off is 'eac'.
'take' enclosing 'eac' is 'TEACAKE'.

'every toasted' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for teacake that I've seen before include "Scones with raisins, toasted and buttered" , "Glazed currant bun, often toasted" , "Something to eat in the afternoon?" , "Glazed bun, usually toasted and buttered" , "Sweet thing" .)

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