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Insufficient money for cake (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shortbread

'cake' is the definition.
(shortbread is a kind of cake)

'insufficient money' is the wordplay.
'insufficient' becomes 'short' ('short' can be similar in meaning to 'insufficient').
'money' becomes 'bread' (bread is a kind of money).
'short'+'bread'='SHORTBREAD'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for shortbread that I've seen before include "Crumbly biscuit rich in butter" , "Brittle buttery cake" , "Biscuit with plenty of butter" , "sweet but easily crumbling" , "biscuits" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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