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Corpulent friar's bound for confectionery store (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tuck shop

'confectionery store' is the definition.
(I know that tuck shop is a type of confectionery store)

'corpulent friar's bound' is the wordplay.
'corpulent friar's' becomes 'tuck's' (in Robin Hood).
'bound' becomes 'hop' (both can mean to leap or jump).
'tucks'+'hop'='TUCK-SHOP'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tuck shop that I've seen before include "what caters for kids" , "Candy store for students" , "Candy store for schoolchildren" , "Place to get food and drink" , "School purveyor of confections" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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