Sweet things, those adoring colonists? (8)

I believe the answer is:

fondants

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'sweet things those' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'adoring colonists?' is the wordplay.
'adoring' becomes 'fond' (synonyms).
'colonists?' becomes 'ants' (ants live in colonies).
'fond'+'ants'='FONDANTS'

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(Another definition for fondants that I've seen is " Sweets made of sugar and water paste".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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