Spicy tomato-based sauce in Mexican cookery (5)

I believe the answer is:

salsa

(Other definitions for salsa that I've seen before include "Dance or a dip?" , "that's hot and saucy?" , "fling?" , "Spicy tomato sauce" , "Spicy 7" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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