Pastry for tea, you say made with cunning, missing topping (5)

I believe the answer is:

tuile

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'pastry' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'tea you say made with cunning missing topping' is the wordplay.
'tea' becomes 't' (I've seen this in other clues).
'you say' becomes 'u' ('you' as it sounds).
'made with cunning missing topping' becomes 'ile' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
't'+'u'+'ile'='TUILE'

'for' acts as a link.

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