Cryptic crossword clue
Oversupply a couple’s food additives 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word GLUTAMATES

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We know that "food additives" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case food additives = glutamates.
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Crossword Answer definitions

GLUTAMATES noun
  1. Any salt or ester of glutamic acid.

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