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'Dessert', Canadian native's announced (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mousse

'dessert' is the definition.
(mousse is a kind of dessert)

'canadian native's announced' is the wordplay.
'canadian native' becomes 'moose' (native species).
'announced' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'moose' is a homophone of 'MOUSSE'.

(Other definitions for mousse that I've seen before include "Whipped creamy dessert" , "For us, some kind of dessert" , "Creamy dessert; hair dressing" , "Foamy hair preparation" , "Light savoury dish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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