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Every other part of icky sweet (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

candy

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'sweet' is the definition.
(candy is a kind of sweet)

'every other part of icky' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'part' could be 'can' (can is a kind of part) and 'can' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for candy that I've seen before include "Sugary sweet" , "Crystallised sugar; US sweets" , "American confectionary" , "Sweet (US)" , "American sweets" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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