Nutty toppings on iced dessert in old traditional Italian cafe (7)
I believe the answer is:
idiotic
'nutty' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'toppings on iced dessert in old traditional italian cafe' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'old' could be 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'italian' could be 'it' (common abbreviation) and 'it' is located in the remaining letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for idiotic that I've seen before include "Altogether nonsensical" , "half-baked" , "Ridiculous" , "description of Dostoevsky hero?" , "Mindless" .)