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Flavouring made from small fruit in perfect condition (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spearmint

'flavouring' is the definition.
(spearmint is a kind of flavouring)

'small fruit in perfect condition' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'fruit' becomes 'pear' (pear is a kind of fruit).
'in perfect condition' becomes 'mint' (I've seen this before).
's'+'pear'+'mint'='SPEARMINT'

'made from' is the link.

(Other definitions for spearmint that I've seen before include "Aromatic herb" , "Garden flavouring" , "Aromatic plant" , "Herb used for flavouring" , "Strongly flavoured herb" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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