Pepper, say, is ground not minced (9)
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" .)