A spice almost complete for the jelly (5)
I believe the answer is:
aspic
'complete for the jelly' is the definition.
I know that 'jelly' relates to this answer.
'a spice almost' is the wordplay.
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'spice' with its last letter taken off is 'spic'.
'a'+'spic'='ASPIC'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aspic that I've seen before include "that's clear?" , "Jelly made with fish or meat stock" , "Glaze" , "Savoury jelly used to coat eggs etc" , "Jelly based on fish or meat stock" .)