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Mayonnaise-like sauce (5,5)

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I believe the answer is:

salad cream

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'sauce' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'mayonnaise-like' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'like' could be 'ala' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'ala' is found in the answer.
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(Other definitions for salad cream that I've seen before include "Sauce" , "Dressing like mayonnaise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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