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Traditional small cake from the Lorraine region of France, featured in Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu (9)

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I believe the answer is:

madeleine

(Other definitions for madeleine that I've seen before include "Small sponge cake" , "Item on sweet menu" , "Woman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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