Do not dare to produce a cosmetic preparation (9)

I believe the answer is:

deodorant

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'a cosmetic preparation' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'do not dare to produce' is the wordplay.
'to produce' indicates anagramming the letters.
'do'+'not'+'dare'='donotdare'
'donotdare' with letters rearranged gives 'DEODORANT'.

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(Other definitions for deodorant that I've seen before include "hum suppressor" , "Smell masker" , "Remover of smells" , "Body odour neutraliser" , "Substance that removes unwanted smells" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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