Items sold in sweet shop and bakery around northern province of The King? (4,1,4)
I believe the answer is:
bric-a-brac
'items' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Cheap items' mean 'bric a brac' so perhaps 'items' could also mean 'bric a brac')
'sold in sweet shop and bakery around northern province of the king?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'around' could be 'ca' (circa) and 'ca' is found within the answer.
'king?' could be 'r' (abbreviation for rex, king in Latin) and 'r' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bric-a-brac that I've seen before include "Knick-knacks" , "Miscellaneous small ornaments" , "Odd items of furniture, ornaments etc" , "Miscellaneous objects of little value" , "Old curiosities" .)