The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DOUGHNUT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DOUGHNUT
- Money the head required for food item
- Scotsman’s desperate hunt for fried confectionery
- Sweet cookie, one with a head for money?
- Party that’s horrible with teachers’ group providing something to eat
- With money casually head for fried cake
- Calorific food party lover eats that’s disgusting!
- Head’s put by cash for cake
- Top of Homer’s list, he’s obsessed with money
- Ready to turn over barrel for something to eat
- Bum hung out after opening of dessert goody
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The straight part
We know that "Calorific food" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case calorific food = doughnut.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DOUGHNUT mean?
DOUGHNUT noun- A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut) shape, often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream.
- Anything in the shape of a torus.
- A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.
- A spare car tyre, usually stored in the boot, that is smaller than a full-sized tyre and is only intended for temporary use.
- A vulva.
- (colloquial) A foolish or stupid person.