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Regularly missing usual uncle’s piquancy (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sauce

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'piquancy' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

'regularly missing usual uncle's' is the wordplay.
'regularly missing' indicates alternate letters (letters removed at regular intervals).
'usual'+'uncles'='usualuncles'
The alternating letters of 'usualuncles' are 'SAUCE'.

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(Other definitions for sauce that I've seen before include "Relish or impertinence" , "Cause (anag.)" , "Worcester, say" , "Impertinence; dressing" , "Insolence" .)

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