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Timid chap taking extra small dessert (6)

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mousse

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'dessert' is the definition.
(mousse is a kind of dessert)

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(Other definitions for mousse that I've seen before include "Something for the hair" , "Light creamy dessert, set with gelatin" , "Creamy dessert; hair dressing" , "Gel" , "F" .)

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