Spicy kind of seasoning (6)

I believe the answer is:

creole

(Other definitions for creole that I've seen before include "Descendant of French settlers in Louisiana" , "One of mixed descent" , "spicy cookery" , "Person of European descent born in W Indies" , "Language mixture" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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