The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CONFECTION
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What does CONFECTION mean?
CONFECTION noun- A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
- The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
- The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
- An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
- Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also seen as impractical or non-utilitarian.
- A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
- To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.