Sweet Former Pupil Returned A Gong Crossword Clue

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Updated: February 11, 2025

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	noun • A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold. • (chiefly in German cooking) A small, cylindrical or spherical chocolate-covered confection. (Compare truffle.) • An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis.
	35%	15		Former pupil/present pupil
	noun • a student who continues studies after graduation
	27%	6		Returned to a former state
	adjective satellite • no longer active or practicing

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Telegraph Cryptic12 Feb 2025	Across 11
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