Cryptic crossword clue
Crowd around unfinished cream puddings 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BOMBES

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The straight part
We know that "puddings" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case puddings = bombes.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BOMBES mean?

BOMBES noun
  1. A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
  2. (chiefly in German cooking) A small, cylindrical or spherical chocolate-covered confection. (Compare truffle.)
  3. An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis.

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