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Made aunt go off chewy sweet (6)

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I believe the answer is:

nougat

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'chewy sweet' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'made aunt go' is the wordplay.
'made' indicates an anagram.
'aunt'+'go'='auntgo'
'auntgo' with letters rearranged gives 'NOUGAT'.

'off' is the link.
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(Other definitions for nougat that I've seen before include "Chewy confection with nuts, cherries" , "Chewy confection with nuts, fruit, etc" , "Type of confection" , "Chewy nutty sweet" , "Sweet made from honey, egg white and nuts" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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