Possibly tenderising things used in a recipe (11)

I believe the answer is:

ingredients

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'used in a recipe' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'possibly tenderising' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates an anagram.
'tenderising' is an anagram of 'INGREDIENTS'.

'things' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for ingredients that I've seen is " Components".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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