The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GATEAU
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More clues leading to the result GATEAU
- Short old French person eats tea cake
- Most of France no longer accepting drink or cake
- Opening a University? It’s more than a piece of cake
- Cake and a drink in heart of Burgundy
- Opener taking gold – that's rich!
- Good meal including a high-class cake
- Food in the afternoon in most of France once, say?
- Sweet drink invading nearly all of France once
- Some having a tea, usually, and cake
- Good university includes an afternoon meal, serving this?
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The straight part
We know that "Cake" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cake = gateau.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.
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What does GATEAU mean?
GATEAU noun- A rich, usually iced, cake.
- A dish of minced meat made up like a pudding, and boiled in a shape or mould.