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Fake British sauce for spag bol sent back (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bogus

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'fake' is the definition.
(I know that fake can be written as bogus)

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(Other definitions for bogus that I've seen before include "Dummy" , "that's not real" , "Phoney, not genuine" , "Fake, sham" , "Sham, counterfeit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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