Thick dark syrup obtained from refining sugar (8)

I believe the answer is:

molasses

(Other definitions for molasses that I've seen before include "Black treacle" , "sticky food" , "Syrup drained from raw sugar for some lass" , "Thick dark treacle" , "Syrup, by-product of refining" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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