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Sal breaks pill to provide condiment (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

table salt

'condiment' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sal breaks pill' is the wordplay.
'breaks' indicates putting letters inside.
'pill' becomes 'tablet' ('tablet' can be a synonym of 'pill').
'sal' placed inside 'tablet' is 'TABLE SALT'.

'to provide' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for table salt that I've seen before include "Condiment" , "contents of cellar" , "Seasoning for meal" , "It adds zest to meals" , "item on board" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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