The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PRALINE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PRALINE
- Unfortunately plainer chocolate filling
- Fool curtailed trade in confection
- Pair with a bit of script that’s nutty stuff
- Advertising a trade which is rather nutty?
- Sweet pear in caramel finally cooked
- Friend assumes right in Spain to get confection
- Management of image by company with a policy to be sweet
- Publicity over an occupation’s nutty stuff
- Pair disheartened by a business in confection
- After start, airplane distributes confection
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The straight part
We know that "which is rather nutty?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case which is rather nutty? = praline.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does PRALINE mean?
PRALINE noun- A confection made from almonds and other nuts and caramelized sugar.