The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GLUCOSE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result GLUCOSE
- Stick around a little, because this is sweet
- Something sweet to stick around lettuce
- Lettuce covered in sticky stuff
- Sugar hit cut in size
- Posh firm near Kent after good tip from Lord Sugar
- Stick around island that’s sweet
- Sticky stuff coating lettuce produces sugar
- Sticky stuff covering lettuce is sugar
- Sugar paste childishly put in, because…
- Stick lettuce inside something sweet
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The straight part
We know that "this is sweet" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case this is sweet = glucose.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 GLUCOSE mean?
GLUCOSE noun- A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.