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Food constituent that can make a saint roguish! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

starch

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'food constituent that can' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'a saint roguish' is the wordplay.
'a saint' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'roguish' becomes 'arch' (I've seen this before).
'st'+'arch'='STARCH'

'make' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for starch that I've seen before include "Formality - give stiffness" , "Stiffening preparation used in laundering" , "Carbohydrate that occurs in all green plants" , "Stuff that stiffens cloth" , "ceremony" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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