Soft candy (7)

I believe the answer is:

gumdrop

(Other definitions for gumdrop that I've seen before include "chew" , "Jelly-like sweet" , "Firm jelly sweet" , "It may be sucked" , "Fungus attacking wood" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

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