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Kitty getting chap some flavouring (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

potherb

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'some flavouring' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'kitty getting chap' is the wordplay.
'kitty' becomes 'pot' (both can mean a shared fund).
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'chap' becomes 'herb' ().
'pot'+'herb'='POTHERB'

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(Other definitions for potherb that I've seen before include "Flavouring plant" , "parsley for example" , "sage?" , "source of flavouring, perhaps" , "Rosemary maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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