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High-calorie dip is perhaps seasonal (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

periodical

'is perhaps seasonal' is the definition.
(happening at regular periods)

'high-calorie dip' is the wordplay.
'high' indicates an anagram (can mean drunk or on drugs and hence disordered).
'calorie'+'dip'='caloriedip'
'caloriedip' anagrammed gives 'PERIODICAL'.

(Other definitions for periodical that I've seen before include "Magazine" , "Newspaper" , "Publication" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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