It transpires that a stew needs stirring (5)

I believe the answer is:

sweat

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'it transpires' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'a stew needs stirring' is the wordplay.
'needs stirring' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'a'+'stew'='astew'
'astew' with letters rearranged gives 'SWEAT'.

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(Other definitions for sweat that I've seen before include "Soldier" , "Toil" , "Male perspiration?" , "Waste (anag.)" , "(Of argument) intense" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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