Nutmeg or cinnamon (5)
I believe the answer is:
spice
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">nutmeg</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">cinnamon</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for spice that I've seen before include "Something providing excitement" , "Pungent substance to flavour food" , "It creates added interest" , "Flavouring substance" , "Aromatic flavouring" .)