Small boiled sweet (for the Nutcracker fairy?) (9)

I believe the answer is:

sugarplum

(Other definitions for sugarplum that I've seen before include "Sweet thing" , "fairy dancing" , "term of endearment" , "Dance of the ... Fairy" , "Sweet or sweetener" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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