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Piquancy (4)

Ross

I think it could be either:

tang

zest

'piquancy' is the definition.
(I know that piquancy can be written as zest)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for zest that I've seen before include "Drive" , "Tang; gusto" , "Keen excitement - citrus peel" , "Tang, relish" , "Outer layer of citrus peel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard, The New York Times, the LA Times, the Newsday, The Independent, the Universal and The Mirror.
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