Healthy menu features fragrant ingredient (5)

I believe the answer is:

thyme

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'fragrant ingredient' is the definition.
'thyme' can be an answer for 'ingredient' (thyme is a kind of ingredient). I'm not certain of the 'fragrant' bit.

'healthy menu features' is the wordplay.
'features' says the answer is hidden in the clue (I've seen 'featuring' mean this).
'THYME' is hidden in the letters of 'healthy menu'.

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(Other definitions for thyme that I've seen before include "Shrubby herb" , "Leaves used as seasoning" , "Culinary adjunct" , "one going to pot?" , "Meadow herb" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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