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Dessert was served as flight attendant was called (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stewardess

'as flight attendant was called' is the definition.
(outdated term for a female flight attendant)

'dessert was served' is the wordplay.
'served' indicates an anagram.
'dessert'+'was'='dessertwas'
'dessertwas' with letters rearranged gives 'STEWARDESS'.

(Other definitions for stewardess that I've seen before include "Aircraft attendant" , "Female flight attendant" , "working woman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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