Fragrant product to sell in real assortment (8)
I believe the answer is:
lavender
'fragrant product' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.
'sell in real assortment' is the wordplay.
'sell' becomes 'vend' (vending is a kind of selling).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'assortment' indicates an anagram.
'real' with letters rearranged gives 'laer'.
'vend' inserted inside 'laer' is 'LAVENDER'.
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lavender that I've seen before include "Fragrant shrub (taking water?)" , "it should smell nice" , "Pale lilac" , "Mauve flower, cultivated for its fragrant oil" , "Mauvish blue; shrub" .)