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Marcel chewed over a toffee (7)

Ross

I think it could be either:

caramel

ceramal

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

'marcel chewed over a' is the wordplay.
'chewed' indicates an anagram.
'over' is an insertion indicator.
'marcel' is an anagram of 'carmel'.
'carmel' placed around 'a' is 'CARAMEL'.

(Other definitions for caramel that I've seen before include "Burnt sugar used for flavouring" , "It's produced by heating sugar until brown" , "Sugar solution heated till brown" , "Dark brown substance" , "Soft sweet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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