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Sarah giving a speech to relish (5,8)

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I believe the answer is:

salad dressing

'relish' is the definition.
(type of sauce or relish)

'sarah giving a speech to' is the wordplay.
'sarah' becomes 'Sal' (Sally is a common pet form of Sarah).
'giving a speech to' becomes 'addressing' ('address' can be a synonym of 'give a speech to').
'sal'+'addressing'='SALAD-DRESSING'

(Other definitions for salad dressing that I've seen before include "sauce" , "leaves having taken this coat?" , "Eg, Thousand Island or French" , "saucy thing!" , "what goes on rocket?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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