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Pepper, say, is ground not minced (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

condiment

'pepper say' is the definition.
(I know that peppercorn is a type of spice)

'ground not minced' is the wordplay.
'ground' indicates an anagram ('grind' the letters into a new form).
'not'+'minced'='notminced'
'notminced' anagrammed gives 'CONDIMENT'.

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for condiment that I've seen before include "Eg, pickle or pepper" , "Ketchup perhaps" , "Season" , "Seasoning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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