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Dad’s attempt to make a flan, say (6)

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I believe the answer is:

pastry

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'make a flan say' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'dad's attempt' is the wordplay.
'dad's' becomes 'pa's' (pa can mean someone's father).
'attempt' becomes 'try' (synonyms).
'pas'+'try'='PASTRY'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for pastry that I've seen before include "'Dough of flour, fat and water (6)'" , "Baker's product" , "'It may be puff, shortcrust and flakey (6)'" , "Cooked dough" , "Sweet baked dough" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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