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Breath-sweetener is something nutty, we hear (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cachou

'breath-sweetener' is the definition.
(old-fashioned type of breath-sweetener)

'something nutty we hear' is the wordplay.
'something nutty' becomes 'cashew' (cashew is a type of nut).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'cashew' sounds like 'CACHOU'.

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cachou that I've seen before include "pill to sweeten the breath" , "Scented lozenge to sweeten the breath" , "Breath-sweetening lozenge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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