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Small ice creams and cakes (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scones

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'cakes' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'small ice creams' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'ice' becomes 'cone' (I've seen this before).
'creams' becomes 's' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
's'+'cone'+'s'='SCONES'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for scones that I've seen before include "Small soft cakes of flour, fat and milk - eaten buttered" , "Small cakes of flour and fat, usually buttered" , "Small cakes made with flour, fat and milk" , "Rich biscuit-like pastry, best served with jam and butter" , "Basic components of cream teas" .)

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