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Something sentimental to follow snack (4,3)

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I believe the answer is:

corn dog

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'something sentimental' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'follow snack' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'follow' could be 'dog' (dog can mean to follow or torment) and 'dog' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'corn' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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(Another definition for corn dog that I've seen is " A battered sausage on a stick".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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