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Same rearguard manoeuvre - that's sweet (8,5)

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I believe the answer is:

demerara sugar

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'sweet' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'same rearguard manoeuvre' is the wordplay.
'manoeuvre' indicates anagramming the letters.
'same'+'rearguard'='samerearguard'
'samerearguard' is an anagram of 'DEMERARA SUGAR'.

'that's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for demerara sugar that I've seen before include "plantation crop" , "Light brown sweetener, originally from Guyana" , "Brown sweetener from Caribbean" , "Cane product" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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