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Spice ordered for fans (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

saffron

'spice' is the definition.
(I know that saffron is a type of spice)

'ordered for fans' is the wordplay.
'ordered' is an anagram indicator.
'for'+'fans'='forfans'
'forfans' anagrammed gives 'SAFFRON'.

(Other definitions for saffron that I've seen before include "Yellow spice" , "Culinary spice" , "Flavouring from a kind of crocus" , "Fans for, say orange food flavour and colouring" , "- - Walden" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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