Creme de __ (chocolate liqueur) (5)

I believe the answer is:

cacao

(Other definitions for cacao that I've seen before include "Tree with seeds used to make chocolate" , "Bean providing chocolate" , "Tropical tree, the source of chocolate" , "Tree yielding chocolate" , "Tree for cocoa bean" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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