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Father’s connections to baked goods (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pasties

'baked goods' is the definition.
(Cornish Pastie)

'father's connections' is the wordplay.
'father's' becomes 'pa's' (pa can mean dad or father).
'connections' becomes 'ties' (tie is a kind of connection).
'pas'+'ties'='PASTIES'

'to' acts as a link.

(Another definition for pasties that I've seen is " Food associated with Cornwall".)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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