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A bit of loin, regularly wanting garlic sauce (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aioli

'garlic sauce' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a bit of loin regularly' is the wordplay.
'regularly' means one should take alternating letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'bit'+'of'+'loin'='bitofloin'
The alternate letters of 'bitofloin' are 'ioli'.
'a'+'ioli'='AIOLI'

'wanting' is the link.

(Other definitions for aioli that I've seen before include "garlic dip" , "A lamb joint; driven clouds" , "Garlic 9" , "Sort of mayonnaise" , "Garlic mayo" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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