The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ROUX
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ROUX
- Regret, it’s said, producing sauce mix
- Herb said to make basis for sauce
- Wife in tow starts to rear offspring, thickening
- In auditorium, regret element of dressing
- Family of cooks providing basis for sauce
- Unlimited group sex – at last, something saucy
- Audibly bemoan making cooking mixture
- Regret in audience for what is saucy
- What sounds like regret for kitchen preparation
- Wanton reducing wrong when making thickener
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The straight part
We know that "basis for sauce" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case basis for sauce = roux.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ROUX mean?
ROUX noun- A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.