Herb for cooking free range ducks outside (7)
I believe the answer is:
oregano
'herb' is the definition.
(I know that oregano is a type of herb)
'free range ducks outside' is the wordplay.
'free' is an anagram indicator.
'ducks' becomes 'OO' (two O's - duck means zero in cricket).
'outside' indicates putting letters inside (some letters go outside others).
'range' anagrammed gives 'regan'.
'regan' inserted into 'oo' is 'OREGANO'.
'for cooking' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oregano that I've seen before include "food flavouring" , "herbal preparation" , "Herb related to marjoram" , "Mediterranean herb" , "part of Mediterranean diet?" .)