The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PARSLEY
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result PARSLEY
- Talk about small herb
- Talk about special seasoning
- End of talks held up midway? Sage may suggest this alternative
- Skinhead at the centre of discussion
- Plant science’s leading character featured in talk
- garnish
- Discuss inserting pinch of spice as sauce ingredient
- Speak with another about southern herb
- Talk to limit sulphur in plant
- Discussion involving singular herb
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The straight part
We know that "seasoning" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case seasoning = parsley.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 PARSLEY mean?
PARSLEY noun- A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.
- The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.