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British spice used for muscle (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

biceps

'for muscle' is the definition.
(biceps is a kind of muscle)

'british spice used' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'used' indicates anagramming the letters.
'spice' with letters rearranged gives 'iceps'.
'b'+'iceps'='BICEPS'

(Other definitions for biceps that I've seen before include "Type of muscle" , "Elbow-bending muscle" , "Contractor" , "Upper-arm muscle" , "Weightlifters use them" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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