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Segregate variety of chocolate (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

easter egg

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'chocolate' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'segregate variety' is the wordplay.
'variety' indicates an anagram.
'segregate' is an anagram of 'EASTER-EGG'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for easter egg that I've seen before include "Candy to celebrate Spring festival" , "Sweet for Spring festival" , "Seasonal gift" , "Segregate into popular post-Lenten sweet" , "Segregate from traditional chocolate ovum" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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