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Channel showing one filling pastries after a turnover? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

strait

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'channel' is the definition.
(strait is a kind of channel)

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(Other definitions for strait that I've seen before include "Narrow strip of water between two larger ones" , "Narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water" , "Narrow sea-channel" , "Catch in a trap" , "Narrow or difficult" .)

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