Pudding seems not to be cooked (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
eton mess
'pudding' is the definition.
(Eton mess is a dessert)
'seems not to be cooked' is the wordplay.
'to be cooked' indicates anagramming the letters (letters cooked into a new form).
'seems'+'not'='seemsnot'
'seemsnot' with letters rearranged gives 'ETON MESS'.
(Another definition for eton mess that I've seen is " Sweet".)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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