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Gold entrance initially was sweet (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gateau

'sweet' is the definition.
(type of dessert or sweet)

'gold entrance initially' is the wordplay.
'gold' becomes 'Au' (Au is the chemical symbol for gold).
'entrance' becomes 'gate' (type of entrance).
'initially' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'au' after 'gate' is 'GATEAU'.

'was' is the link.

(Other definitions for gateau that I've seen before include "(French?) cake" , "Cake for Pierre" , "Rich cream cake" , "Richly decorated cake" , "Elaborate cake" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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