Sweet Dot given fresh flower (10,5)

I believe the answer is:

peppermint cream

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

'dot given fresh flower' is the wordplay.
'dot' becomes 'pepper' (I've seen this before).
'given' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'fresh' becomes 'mint'.
'flower' becomes 'cream' (both can mean the best example of something**).
'pepper'+'mint'+'cream'='PEPPERMINT CREAM'

(Another definition for peppermint cream that I've seen is " Sweet".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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