Possibly what's left after a host badly abandoned his tartufo dessert? (5,8)
I believe the answer is:
fruit cocktail
This might be a double definition.
'possibly what's left after a host badly abandoned his tartufo' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'dessert?' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fruit cocktail that I've seen before include "Finely chopped apples, pears, cherries etc, often in a tin" , "Dish of diced pineapple, peaches, pear, etc" .)