HINT:

 

Spice portion is seeped in liquid (10)

 

 

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Salivation

No, still not there.

 

 

 

HINT:

 

Spice portion is seeped in liquid (10)

 

 

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That's it.

 

Spice portion is seeped in liquid (10)

 

WORDPLAY

spice [charade] = mace

portion [charade] = ration

mace+ration = maceration

DEFINITION

seeped in liquid = maceration

 

Over to you, twyngwyn.

 

 

 

quickie:

 

looks like a mouse, select sneeze? (7)

Pikachu

over to you, nfs

Clue:

 

Sounds like Sibyl got her payback.

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