Still a variety of sausage (7)

I believe the answer is:

assuage

'still' is the definition.
(I know that assuage is a type of still)

'a variety of sausage' is the wordplay.
'a variety of' indicates an anagram.
'sausage' with letters rearranged gives 'ASSUAGE'.

(Other definitions for assuage that I've seen before include "Soothe with sausage" , "Ease or relieve, say thirst" , "'Make less severe, pain say (7)'" , "moderate" , "Pacify, allay" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.

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