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Icer Sal used especially for cakes (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eclairs

'for cakes' is the definition.
(eclair is a type of cake)

'icer sal used especially' is the wordplay.
'used especially' indicates an anagram.
'icer'+'sal'='icersal'
'icersal' is an anagram of 'ECLAIRS'.

(Other definitions for eclairs that I've seen before include "Elongated cream puffs" , "Oblong pastries" , "in which la creme may be found?" , "sticky fingers" , "Cream cakes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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