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Upper class peer essentially gets a jawbreaker perhaps (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toffee

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(Other definitions for toffee that I've seen before include "That could be tough to swallow" , "Hard-to-chew sweet" , "can we not do something for it?" , "Sugar/butter sweet" , "Sweet made with heated butter and sugar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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