The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AFTERS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result AFTERS
- Beams, forgoing starter for dessert
- Sweet location of T?
- Pudding that’s prepared faster
- Redesigned faster course one finally enjoys
- Pudding where we’d expect to see tea, it’s said
- Sweet wine lost in minor quake?
- Where seven characters are sweet
- What sounds like tea comes here – something to eat
- Sweet FA, having turned 19 almost
- Supports abandoning original recipe for dessert
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The straight part
We know that "something to eat" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case something to eat = afters.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 AFTERS mean?
AFTERS noun- Dessert
- The festivities held after a wedding meal.
- Fighting or arguing off the ball or when play has stopped