Seasoning is minced, not ground (9)
I believe the answer is:
condiment
'seasoning' is the definition.
(condiment is a kind of seasoning)
'minced not ground' is the wordplay.
'ground' is an anagram indicator (grind the letters ).
'minced'+'not'='mincednot'
'mincednot' is an anagram of 'CONDIMENT'.
'is' is the link.
(Other definitions for condiment that I've seen before include "Ketchup perhaps" , "Season" , "Eg, pickle or pepper" , "Seasoning" .)