Eastern sweetmeat the French exported from port in Crimea (7)
I believe the answer is:
baklava
'port in crimea' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'eastern sweetmeat the french exported' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'the french' could be 'la' ('the' in French) and 'la' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for baklava that I've seen before include "Sweet thing" , "Pastry filled with nuts and honey" , "Rich Middle Eastern cake with nuts and honey" , "Middle Eastern dessert of filo pastry, honey and chopped nuts" , "Turkish delight?" .)