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Makes a secret concoction (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

creates

'makes' is the definition.
(creating is a kind of making)

'a secret concoction' is the wordplay.
'concoction' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'secret'='asecret'
'asecret' anagrammed gives 'CREATES'.

(Other definitions for creates that I've seen before include "Produces" , "Generates" , "coins" , "Makes" , "Brings into existence" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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