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What you were baking when the oven fused? (10)

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shortbread

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(Other definitions for shortbread that I've seen before include "Brittle buttery cake" , "biscuits" , "sweet but easily crumbling" , "Crumbly biscuit rich in butter" , "Biscuit with plenty of butter" .)

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