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Pair with a sales pitch: nutty stuff! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

praline

'nutty stuff' is the definition.
(I know that praline is nutlike)

'pair with a sales pitch' is the wordplay.
'pair' becomes 'pr' (abbreviation).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'sales pitch' becomes 'line' (line can mean a prepared statement or spiel).
'pr'+'a'+'line'='PRALINE'

(Other definitions for praline that I've seen before include "Filling for chocolates made by boiling nuts in sugar" , "Smooth, nutty chocolate filling" , "nutty dessert" , "Sweet, nutty chocolate filling" , "Sweet made with butter and pecans" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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