Bergamot is a neat ingredient for herbal tea (6)

I believe the answer is:

tisane

'for herbal tea' is the definition.
(tisane is a kind of herbal tea)

'bergamot is a neat ingredient' is the wordplay.
'ingredient' says the answer is hidden in the clue (I've seen 'ingredient of' mean this).
'TISANE' can be found hidden inside 'bergamot is a neat'.

(Other definitions for tisane that I've seen before include "relaxing drink" , "Herbal tea drink" , "Herb tea" , "Herbal infusion" , "Infusion (eg of herbs or flowers)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.

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