Things ruin sodden salads — this could be one of them (8,6,8)

I believe the answer is:

thousand island dressing

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'things ruin sodden salads this could be one of them' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'ruin sodden salads this could be one of them' is the wordplay.
'could be' is an anagram indicator.
'one of them' becomes 'ng' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ruin'+'sodden'+'salads'+'this'='ruinsoddensaladsthis'
'ruinsoddensaladsthis' anagrammed gives 'thousandislanddressi'.
'thousandislanddressi'+'ng'='THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING'

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(Other definitions for thousand island dressing that I've seen before include "Relish" , "Salad topping" , "mayonnaise sauce - with 8a" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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