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Serves up a single hint - it's made from sesame seeds (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tahini

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'made from sesame seeds' is the definition.
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'serves up a single hint' is the wordplay.
'serves up' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'served up' mean this).
'single' becomes 'I' (I as in one).
'a'+'i'+'hint'='aihint'
'aihint' is an anagram of 'TAHINI'.

'it's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tahini that I've seen before include "Sesame paste; in a hit (anag.)" , "Sesame seed paste" , "Sesame-seed based foodstuff" , "Paste of sesame seeds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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