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Cold sauce for prune (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clip

'prune' is the definition.
('clip' can be a synonym of 'prune')

'cold sauce' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'sauce' becomes 'lip' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'lip'='CLIP'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for clip that I've seen before include "sort of joint" , "Cut short; cartridge holder" , "Extract; cartridge" , "Piece of film etc" , "Short piece of film" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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