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Scamps tease when pinching cake (11)

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ragamuffins

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'scamps' is the definition.

'tease when pinching cake' is the wordplay.
'tease when' becomes 'ragas' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'pinching' is an insertion indicator (taking inside).
'cake' becomes 'muffin' (I've seen this before).
'ragas' going around 'muffin' is 'RAGAMUFFINS'.

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(Another definition for ragamuffins that I've seen is " Urchins".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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