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Condiment with perfect sweet (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peppermint

'sweet' is the definition.
(peppermint is a kind of sweet)

'condiment with perfect' is the wordplay.
'condiment' becomes 'pepper' (I've seen this before).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'perfect' becomes 'mint' (as in mint condition).
'pepper'+'mint'='PEPPERMINT'

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

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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