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Rewritten — as lecture — short and sweet (9,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charlotte russe

'sweet' is the definition.
(charlotte russe is a kind of sweet)

'rewritten as lecture short' is the wordplay.
'rewritten' indicates an anagram.
'as'+'lecture'+'short'='aslectureshort'
'aslectureshort' is an anagram of 'CHARLOTTE RUSSE'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for charlotte russe that I've seen before include "dessert" , "Lady's fingers cupping cream" , "Sponge and custard pudding" , "afters?" , "dish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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