Cryptic crossword clue
Salts help us initially to assimilate sugars in a roundabout way 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SULPHATES

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Crossword Answer definitions

SULPHATES noun
  1. Any ester of sulfuric acid.
  2. Any salt of sulfuric acid.
SULPHATES verb
  1. To treat something with sulfuric acid, a sulfate, or with sulfur dioxide.
  2. (of a lead-acid battery) To accumulate a deposit of lead sulfate.

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