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Cake using far from rich dough (10)

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shortbread

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'cake' is the definition.
(I know that shortbread is a type of cookie)

'far from rich dough' is the wordplay.
'far from rich' becomes 'short' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'dough' becomes 'bread' (bread dough is a kind of dough).
'short'+'bread'='SHORTBREAD'

'using' is the link.

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(Other definitions for shortbread that I've seen before include "biscuits" , "Crumbly biscuit rich in butter" , "Brittle buttery cake" , "Biscuit with plenty of butter" , "sweet but easily crumbling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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