The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 3 letter word CREAM TEA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result CREAM TEA
- Stuff that includes a note and a fattening meal
- Afternoon refreshment for the elite?
- Ma, create fantastic meal with scones
- American visiting Greek island given a light meal
- About start of morning, make a snack for the afternoon
- Élite ate up scones etc.
- Mark boards to form a West Country speciality
- Ultimately cynicism in fashion, a typically British affair
- Camera shot outside Tate? No thanks, it’s for the indulgent consumer
- Best players unable to finish meal
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The straight part
We know that "Afternoon refreshment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case afternoon refreshment = cream tea.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.