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Our mixture number ten is used for sauces (4)

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roux

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'sauces' is the definition.
(I know that roux is a sauces)

'our mixture number ten' is the wordplay.
'mixture' is an anagram indicator.
'number ten' becomes 'x' (Roman numeral).
'our' is an anagram of 'rou'.
'rou'+'x'='ROUX'

'is used for' is the link.
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(Other definitions for roux that I've seen before include "Butter and flour sauce combination" , "Fat and flour mixture, cooked and used to make sauces" , "Thickener for sauces" , "Mixture of butter and flour used for sauces" , "Sauce mixture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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