Same loss made from dark syrup (8)
I believe the answer is:
molasses
'dark syrup' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'same loss made' is the wordplay.
'made' indicates anagramming the letters.
'same'+'loss'='sameloss'
'sameloss' is an anagram of 'MOLASSES'.
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for molasses that I've seen before include "sticky food" , "Syrup, by-product of refining" , "Black treacle" , "Thick syrup extracted from sugar cane" , "Thick dark treacle" .)