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Saltpetre (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nitre

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">saltpetre</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for nitre that I've seen before include "constituent of gunpowder" , "Also known as salt-petre" , "explosive producer?" , "Inert kind of saltpetre" , "Chemical" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Independent, The Mirror and The Times.
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