Middle Eastern condiment (5)

I believe the answer is:

sumac

(Other definitions for sumac that I've seen before include "plant" , "Smoke-bush" , "Novelist" , "Subtropical tree" , "Tree or shrub; reverse of French writer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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