The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 6 letter word EN CROÛTE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result EN CROÛTE
- In the dough and done dealing with Euro and cent
- Being waited on, eating starter of chicken with pastry casing
- One way to prepare food, cold, stopping on the way
- On the way, carrying chicken starter in pastry
- Bernice regularly taking course in culinary style
- Like some food in the course of journey that’s kept cold
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The straight part
We know that "in pastry" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in pastry = en croÛte.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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