The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CHOCOLATES
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What does CHOCOLATES mean?
CHOCOLATES noun- A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.
- A drink made by dissolving this food in boiling milk or water.
- A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate.
- A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate (also called chocolate brown).
- A black person; blackness.
- (chiefly in the past participle) To add chocolate to; to cover (food) in chocolate.
- To treat blood agar by heating in order to lyse the red blood cells in the medium.