The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DOLCE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DOLCE
- Grant fed cold sweet
- Fool recalled note played sweetly
- Luscious currants primarily filling bun with sweetness
- . Cigarette ends under 50 cents? Sweet!
- Sweet lump rolled over on to sweetheart
- Presidential candidate eats cold sweet
- It’s sweet to find many in benefit
- Stop idol celebrant’s intrusion
- Stop being sweet
- Cold-set cake’s bottom is sweet
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The straight part
We know that "sweet" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sweet = dolce.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 DOLCE mean?
DOLCE noun- A soft-toned organ stop.