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Oddly showy Asian uncle makes condiment (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soy sauce

'condiment' is the definition.
(I know that soy sauce is a type of condiment)

'oddly showy asian uncle' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters (letters in odd-numbered positions).
'showy'+'asian'+'uncle'='showyasianuncle'
The alternating letters of 'showyasianuncle' are 'SOY SAUCE'.

'makes' is the link.

(Other definitions for soy sauce that I've seen before include "addition to a meal" , "Condiment" , "Staple of eastern cooking" , "Eastern cooking ingredient" , "Ingredient in Chinese" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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