The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CARDAMOM
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result CARDAMOM
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- Spice: feature of Christmas morning, second to be consumed
- Drama changed into half comedy for produce some spice
- Tease old lady for pinching a spice
- Article on eccentric American mum that’s spicy
- Spice showing jester where to see recent pictures mounted
- Herb is eccentric character, a bit mad at first
- It’s pungent, mother, inside vehicle
- Spice mother concealed in cannon
- Seeds a member of American family laid down by spade?
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The straight part
We know that "Spice" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spice = cardamom.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CARDAMOM mean?
CARDAMOM noun- The Elettaria cardamomum, an Indian herb.
- The seed of E. cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder.
- The seeds or seed capsules of the Aframomum melegueta, used as a medicine and spice, especially as a substitute for black pepper and in flavoring alcoholic beverages.
- The Aframomum melegueta itself, a herbaceous perennial plant native to the swamps of the West African coast.