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Try cone once if moving sweets (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

confectionery

'sweets' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'try cone once if moving' is the wordplay.
'moving' indicates anagramming the letters.
'try'+'cone'+'once'+'if'='tryconeonceif'
'tryconeonceif' with letters rearranged gives 'CONFECTIONERY'.

(Other definitions for confectionery that I've seen before include "Certify on cone (anag)" , "Sugary stuff" , "sweet things" , "Sweets, chocolate etc" , "Sweets, chocolates, etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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