The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 2 plus 3 plus 3 letter word FLASH IN THE PAN
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More clues leading to the result FLASH IN THE PAN
- Baked dish containing cut of beef and hard pate mixture is only a very brief hit
- Ray and I then repaired toilet – a brief success
- Infant has help running project enjoying fleeting success
- Brief success for chef?
- Brief success, cook’s brilliant moment?
- Ephemeral success that’s seen with a crepe suzette?
- Cleaner around toilet having brief success
- Arrange help, infant has not repeated earlier success
- Light and fashionable, the cooking vessel is an instant hit
- Panic about sport largely linked to explosive article? It has short-lived impact
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