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Fish sauce from sailor doubled energy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tartare

'fish sauce' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sailor doubled energy' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'tar' (slang term for a sailor).
'doubled' says to double the letters.
'energy' becomes 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mc2).
'tar' duplicated is 'tartar'.
'tartar'+'e'='TARTARE'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tartare that I've seen before include "Mayonnaise dressing served with fish" , "(Mayonnaise) sauce; raw (steak)" , "(Of fish or beef) served chopped and raw in small cakes" , "Mayonnaise-based sauce with capers, eaten with fish" , "Saucy thing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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