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Choose a bloomer, reportedly for hot sauce (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

piccalilli

'sauce' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for piccalilli that I've seen before include "Hot pickle" , "Spicy relish" , "Chopped vegetables, mustard and hot spices" , "Spicy pickle" , "Relish with chopped pickled cucumbers, green peppers and onion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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