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Deposit that forms on teeth (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tartar

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">deposit that forms on teeth</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for tartar that I've seen before include "Hard, crusty deposit on the teeth" , "Dental deposit" , "Cold sauce, popular with fish" , "saucy stuff" , "Fearsome person: kind of sauce" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire), the Irish Times (Simplex) and The Guardian.
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