Nutmeg's sister spice (4)

I believe the answer is:

mace

(Other definitions for mace that I've seen before include "Staff of office for a flavouring" , "One of 9 [CLUBS]" , "Ceremonial staff of office" , "Spice from the nutmeg seed" , "put on the rack?" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

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