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City den offers something sweet (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eclair

'something sweet' is the definition.
(type of small cake)

'city den' is the wordplay.
'city' becomes 'EC' (the City of London postcode).
'den' becomes 'lair' (synonyms).
'ec'+'lair'='ECLAIR'

'offers' is the link.

(Other definitions for eclair that I've seen before include "Long chocolate cake for Claire" , "Bakery item" , "Type of cream cake" , "A long thin cake with chocolate covering" , "Long affair with pastry, chocolate and cream?" .)

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