Lovely candy decoration on top of lebkuchen (9)

I believe the answer is:

angelical

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'lovely' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'candy decoration on top of lebkuchen' is the wordplay.
'candy decoration' becomes 'angelica' (angelica is a type of cake decoration).
'on top of' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'lebkuchen' is 'l'.
'angelica'+'l'='ANGELICAL'

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(Other definitions for angelical that I've seen before include "sublime innocence" , "Exceptionally beautiful" , "heavenly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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