Reversal of deceased vital salt (6)
I believe the answer is:
folate
'vital salt' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'reversal of deceased' is the wordplay.
'reversal' says the letters should be written backwards.
'deceased' becomes 'late' (I've seen this in another clue).
'of' backwards is 'fo'.
'fo'+'late'='FOLATE'
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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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