Sugar substitutes offered as bribes? (10)

I believe the answer is:

sweeteners

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'sugar substitutes offered as bribes?' is the definition.
I know that 'sugar' relates to this answer.

'sugar substitutes' is the wordplay.
'sugar' becomes 'sweetener' (I've seen this before).
'substitutes' becomes 's' (this might be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'sweetener'+'s'='SWEETENERS'

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