The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DESSERT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DESSERT
- Course designers ultimately admitted to waste
- Charlotte, perhaps, with hair up
- Skipping starter, worried about pudding
- . Sweet son gets stuck in enormous sandpit?
- Perhaps split, braided to left
- Leave, having eaten the last bit of Christmas pudding
- Leave bottles stocked primarily for end of meal
- Coarse-sounding son’s in the wilderness
- It comes last, locked in reverse
- Leave without a second course
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The straight part
We know that "It comes last" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it comes last = dessert.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does DESSERT mean?
DESSERT noun- A sweet confection served as the last course of a meal