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Reportedly collected condiment (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mustard

'condiment' is the definition.
(mustard is a kind of condiment)

'reportedly collected' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'collected' becomes 'mustered' (mustering is a kind of collecting).
'mustered' sounds like 'MUSTARD'.

(Other definitions for mustard that I've seen before include "Hot-tasting seed" , "The keen stuff ?" , "Dark yellow" , "leading performer in wet conditions" , "Pungent condiment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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