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Each unfilled cake is behind a pastry dish

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apiece

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'each' is the definition.
('apiece' can be a synonym of 'each')

'unfilled cake is behind a pastry dish' is the wordplay.
'unfilled cake' becomes 'ce' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'is behind' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'pastry dish' becomes 'pie' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'pie'='apie'
'ce' put after 'apie' is 'APIECE'.

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(Other definitions for apiece that I've seen before include "For or by each one of group" , "Per person" , "A head" , "for everyone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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