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Season or sea son? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

salt

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'season' is the definition.
(salting is a kind of seasoning)

'sea son?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'son?' could be 's' and 's' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'alt' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'or' is the link.

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(Other definitions for salt that I've seen before include "Crystalline substance for the table" , "Liveliness" , "Condiment - experienced sailor" , "Wit; sodium chloride" , "Seasoned sailor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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