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Lecturer as host, awfully sweet (9,5)

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I believe the answer is:

charlotte russe

'sweet' is the definition.
(charlotte russe is a kind of sweet)

'lecturer as host awfully' is the wordplay.
'awfully' indicates an anagram.
'lecturer'+'as'+'host'='lecturerashost'
'lecturerashost' anagrammed gives 'CHARLOTTE RUSSE'.

(Other definitions for charlotte russe that I've seen before include "Sponge and custard pudding" , "Sponge/custard pudding" , "Lady's fingers cupping cream" , "dessert" , "dish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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