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Silly urge in me for cake (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meringue

'cake' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Sugary cake ' mean 'meringue' so perhaps 'cake' could also mean 'meringue')

'silly urge in me' is the wordplay.
'silly' indicates an anagram.
'urge'+'in'+'me'='urgeinme'
'urgeinme' with letters rearranged gives 'MERINGUE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for meringue that I've seen before include "Sweet topping for pies etc" , "a really sweet item" , "Egg-based treat" , "Confection of beaten egg white and sugar" , "Sugary confection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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