The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MARZIPAN
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More clues leading to the result MARZIPAN
- Damage article with fly getting an almond paste
- Full of energy, mum organised covering for cake
- Old lady managed to swallow fly in a layer of cake
- Artist capturing energy in fellow – it’s nutty but sweet
- Result of having a crush on sugared almonds
- Drive back fly on a new form of confectionery
- Mum managed to save fly — that’s sweet
- Cake damage — one has fly on it
- Sweet mother hurried to include type of gun
- Cut up butter to reduce bits in a new paste
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The straight part
We know that "that’s sweet" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that’s sweet = marzipan.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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What does MARZIPAN mean?
MARZIPAN noun- A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.
- To cover with marzipan.