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Flavouring developed for fans (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

saffron

'flavouring' is the definition.
(I know that saffron is a type of flavouring)

'developed for fans' is the wordplay.
'developed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'for'+'fans'='forfans'
'forfans' is an anagram of 'SAFFRON'.

(Other definitions for saffron that I've seen before include "Golden yellow" , "Fans for, say orange food flavour and colouring" , "Flavouring derived from a species of crocus" , "Valuable spice" , "The stigma" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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