Foreign confectionery to have a fling with (8)
I believe the answer is:
confetti
'foreign confectionery' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for confetti that I've seen before include "Tiny bits of celebratory coloured paper" , "Paper rained on newlyweds" , "Paper pieces thrown at wedding" , "Paper pieces festively thrown" , "shower of a union?" .)