Pastry cook reduced hot liquid (7)

Independent Cryptic #12097 | 18 Across | 2025-07-17
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

BAK [e] (cook in an oven) without the last letter (reduced), then LAVA (molten rock = hot liquid). A dessert from the region around Greece and Turkey: layered pastry with chopped nuts and honey.

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