This is
Clear Morse code.
How did I get it? And What did I get?
The first line gets us -.-.
The 2nd line gets us ---
The 3rd line gets us -.-.
The 4th is a tad tricky. The words "dashed" signify using dash. Hence, we get ---
The fifth gets us .-
Finally,We have -.-. --- -.-. --- .-
This gives
COCOACOCOA. Which is indeed the final answer as confirmed by the OP.