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Leaver: can I claim, outrageously, you might have your cake and eat it? (7,3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vanilla ice cream

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'might have your cake and eat it?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'leaver can i claim outrageously' is the wordplay.
'outrageously' indicates an anagram.
'leaver'+'can'+'i'+'claim'='leavercaniclaim'
'leavercaniclaim' is an anagram of 'VANILLA ICE CREAM'.

'you' is the link.

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