Im surrounded by dough - its a hobby! (7)
I believe the answer is:
pastime
'hobby' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'im surrounded by dough' is the wordplay.
'surrounded by' indicates putting letters inside.
'dough' becomes 'paste' (I've seen this in another clue).
'im' going within 'paste' is 'PASTIME'.
'its a' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pastime that I've seen before include "Leisure activity" , "Hobby - recreation" , "Leisure pursuit" , "diversion" , "Hobby; regular activity" .)