Oblong French pastry (6)

I believe the answer is:

eclair

(Other definitions for eclair that I've seen before include "Cream bun" , "cream-cake" , "Torpedo-shaped cream cake" , "Long cream puff" , "Finger-shaped, chocolate-iced, cream-filled cake" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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