Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word DESSERTSPOON

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What does DESSERTSPOON mean?

DESSERTSPOON noun
  1. An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.
  2. A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
  3. More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon.

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