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Entrees of iconic material from sweetmakers‘ shops (15)

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confectioneries

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'shops' is the definition.
(confectionery is a kind of shop)

'entrees of iconic material' is the wordplay.
'material' indicates an anagram (the letters provide the material for a new word).
'entrees'+'of'+'iconic'='entreesoficonic'
'entreesoficonic' is an anagram of 'CONFECTIONERIES'.

'from sweetmakers'' acts as a link.
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