Common flavouring for sweets and tea (10)

I believe the answer is:

peppermint

(Other definitions for peppermint that I've seen before include "Aromatic plant" , "Pungent sweet" , "herb" , "flavour" , "Sweet flavoured with aromatic oil" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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