-- salad; a scare (anag.) (6)

I believe the answer is:

caesar

(Other definitions for caesar that I've seen before include "Taking little bites" , "Roman chief like Julius" , "See 2" , "A scare for Roman emperor" , "Eg, Augustus, Julius" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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