I am a favorite Valentine treat. My first syllable sounds like being stuffed completely full, and my last syllable sounds like arriving long after the bell has rung. What am I?
Chocolate
'Chock' (stuffed full) + 'late' (arriving past time) forms the word 'chocolate'.
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