Very little in the way of dessert (5)
I believe the answer is:
sweet
'dessert' is the definition.
(I know that dessert can be written as sweet)
'very little in the way' is the wordplay.
'very little' becomes 'wee' (I've seen this in another clue).
'in the' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'wee' going into 'st' is 'SWEET'.
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for sweet that I've seen before include "Term of endearment" , "It is agreeable" , "Having a sugary taste" , "Humbug!" , "winning" .)