The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word QUICHE
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More clues leading to the result QUICHE
- Fellow after mainly fast food
- Flan rapidly cut by that man
- In France, who gets behind cookoffering French dish?
- After brief fast, chap filled savoury tart
- In Paris, who joined head cook, reducing egg-based dish?
- Who in Provence meets cook without fine flan?
- Hurry as fellow’s replaced king’s flan
- Pastry which French cook trimmed
- Queen of hearts tucking into frozen tart
- Which French cook trimmed food?
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The straight part
We know that "flan" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case flan = quiche.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does QUICHE mean?
QUICHE noun- A pie made primarily of eggs and cream in a pastry crust. Other ingredients such as chopped meat or vegetables are often added to the eggs before the quiche is baked.
- Extremely appealing to look at; sexually alluring.