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Misguidedly ask Hector for a biscuit (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shortcake

'a biscuit' is the definition.
(shortcake is a kind of biscuit)

'misguidedly ask hector' is the wordplay.
'misguidedly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ask'+'hector'='askhector'
'askhector' with letters rearranged gives 'SHORTCAKE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for shortcake that I've seen before include "Rich biscuit; American dessert" , "Sweet biscuit - rat chokes (anag)" , "pastry?" , "Rate shock (anag)" , "Crisp, rich, crumbly, buttery biscuit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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