Cryptic crossword clue
White piece of cake the guy covered with vanilla 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BLANCHED

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The straight part
We know that "White" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case white = blanched.
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 BLANCHED mean?

BLANCHED verb
  1. To grow or become white
  2. To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach
  3. To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
  4. To whiten, for example the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices
  5. To bleach by excluding the light, for example the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together
  6. To make white by removing the skin of, for example by scalding
  7. To give a white lustre to (silver, before stamping, in the process of coining)
  8. (tntransitive) To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.
  9. To give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;
BLANCHED verb
  1. To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed.
  2. To cause to turn aside or back.
  3. To use evasion.
BLANCHED adjective
  1. Lacking complexion or color
  2. Bleached

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