The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MOUSSE
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More clues leading to the result MOUSSE
- Sweet animal picked up by the ears?
- Articulate American beast that may make your hair stand on end
- ‘Dessert‘, Canadian native’s announced
- Sweet pout, maintaining smiles on the outside
- American tucking into some fancy dessert
- Sweet little animal biting tail of puss
- Sweet timid sort welcomes sex
- What may go after cheese, overshadowing small dessert
- Rodent eating Sunday’s dessert
- Flash American store’s wrapping dish
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What does MOUSSE mean?
MOUSSE noun- An airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse.
- A savory dish, of meat or seafood, containing gelatin.
- A styling cream used for hair.
- A stable emulsion of water and oil that is created by wave action churning the water where an oil spill occurs.
- To apply mousse (styling cream).