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Hot air baked breakfast item (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

waffle

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This might be a double definition.

'hot air' is the first definition.
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'breakfast item' is the second definition.
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'baked' is the link.
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(Other definitions for waffle that I've seen before include "Cake with grid-like surface" , "Talk vaguely and at length" , "chatter" , "Padding" , "Go on and on (talking)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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