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Trendy perfume, basically (2,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in essence

'basically' is the definition.
('in essence' can be a synonym of 'basically')

'trendy perfume' is the wordplay.
'trendy' becomes 'in'.
'perfume' becomes 'essence' ('essence' can be a synonym of 'perfume').
'in'+'essence'='IN ESSENCE'

(Other definitions for in essence that I've seen before include "Fundamentally" , "Basically" , "at bottom" , "Substantially" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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