Syrup-soaked cake made by old man in India (4)
I believe the answer is:
baba
'syrup-soaked cake' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'old man in india' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'man' could be 'ab' and 'ab' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ba' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'made by' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for baba that I've seen before include "Rum fare" , "Ali . . . . and the Forty Thieves" , "infant" , "small cake" , "a little one" .)