The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BUNDESTAG
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BUNDESTAG
- German diet of cake and dates uncommonly good
- Sweet roll with chopped dates good for diet
- Cake from French fellow alone contributing to his neighbour's diet?
- Surprisingly, nude male’s found behind British chancellor’s place?
- Sweet roll and varied dates good in diet
- Diet of rolls — add sandwiches from French
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The straight part
We know that "Diet" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case diet = bundestag.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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