### Clue: Upbraided a fool, perhaps (7)
### Answer: DESSERT 
 ### Explanation: Definition: a fool, perhaps
  **Reversal of**(up-, in a down clue) TRESSED(descriptive of hair that has been –braided/plaited).
Defn: A type of dessert made of stewed or puréed fruit mixed with cream or custard and served cold.