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Middle Eastern sweet (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

halva

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">middle eastern sweet</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for halva that I've seen before include "Middle Eastern sweet" , "Sesame flour and honey confection" , "Indian sweetmeat with honey and nuts" , "Sweetmeat, originally Turkish, with sesame seeds and honey" , "Honeyed sweetmeat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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