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Starts to sample underarm deodorant others recommend for sweat (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sudor

'for sweat' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'starts to sample underarm deodorant others recommend' is the wordplay.
'starts to' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'sample underarm deodorant others recommend' is 'SUDOR'.

(Another definition for sudor that I've seen is " Sweat".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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