Clue: Clubs brawl — it could be afters (7)
Answer: CRUMBLE
Explanation: Definition: it could be afters
 C(symbol for the suit, clubs, in a deck of playing cards) + RUMBLE(a brawl/a street fight between gangs, as between the Jets and the Sharks in West Side Story).
Defn: An example of dessert/afters viz. one made of fruit cooked with a flour topping.