Sent arias, rearranged to provide some spice (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
star anise
'some spice' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'sent arias rearranged' is the wordplay.
'rearranged' is an anagram indicator.
'sent'+'arias'='sentarias'
'sentarias' anagrammed gives 'STAR-ANISE'.
'to provide' is the link.
(Another definition for star anise that I've seen is " seed pods".)
I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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