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Electra spattered the syrup (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

treacle

'syrup' is the definition.
(I know that treacle is a type of syrup)

'electra spattered' is the wordplay.
'spattered' indicates an anagram.
'electra' is an anagram of 'TREACLE'.

'the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for treacle that I've seen before include "Sticky fluid" , "Viscous liquid" , "Syrup-like substance" , "Sweet, black viscous substance" , "Syrup, molasses" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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