Ice cream shop purchase (5)

I believe the answer is:

float

(Other definitions for float that I've seen before include "Stay on the surface without sinking" , "launch" , "bread supply?" , "Be buoyant" , "Levitate" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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