Encrusts (5)
I believe the answer is:
cakes
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">encrusts</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cakes that I've seen before include "Tasty food" , "Pastries" , "Savoury food" , "goes hard" , "Covers in e.g. mud" .)