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Last of sugar put into unhealthy-looking tart (6)

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I believe the answer is:

pastry

'tart' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'last of sugar put into unhealthy-looking' is the wordplay.
'last of' says to take the final letters.
'put into' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'unhealthy-looking' becomes 'pasty' (pasty can mean looking pale).
The last letter of 'sugar' is 'r'.
'r' put inside 'pasty' is 'PASTRY'.

(Other definitions for pastry that I've seen before include "Cake - tart" , "croissant?" , "Piecrust; small cake" , "'Dough of flour, fat and water (6)'" , "Sweet baked dough" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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