It sounds sweet in Sri Lanka (5)

I believe the answer is:

kandy

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'it sounds sweet in sri lanka' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for kandy that I've seen is " City in Sri Lanka".)

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