Little in the way of a final course (5)

I believe the answer is:

sweet

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'a final course' is the definition.
'sweet' can be an answer for 'course' (sweet is a kind of course). I am unsure of the 'a final' bit.

'little in the way' is the wordplay.
'little' becomes 'wee' (similar in meaning).
'in the' indicates putting letters inside.
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'wee' put inside 'st' is 'SWEET'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sweet that I've seen before include "Pudding" , "Having a sugary taste" , "attractive" , "Pleasing" , "S [SWEET] , basically" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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