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Shiner? Beef's applied ... with seasoning (5,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fines herbes

'seasoning' is the definition.

'shiner? beef's applied' is the wordplay.
'applied' indicates anagramming the letters.
'shiner'+'beefs'='shinerbeefs'
'shinerbeefs' anagrammed gives 'FINES HERBES'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for fines herbes that I've seen before include "Addition to stews, etc, for flavour" , "Seasoning mixture" , "tasty combo" , "Maybe chopped parsley" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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