The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TAMARIND
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More clues leading to the result TAMARIND
- Tropical tree monkey died
- Monkey beginning to descend tropical tree
- Tree in delta below river
- Monkey died in tree
- Tropical monkey died in tree
- Soldier briefly sheltering in shade of tree
- Tropical tree little seen round harbour area? Not entirely
- Tropical tree supplying river in Devon’s source
- Tropical tree comes from river Indus, mainly
- Tree from river in Germany
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "ingredient in sambar" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ingredient in sambar = tamarind.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 TAMARIND mean?
TAMARIND noun- A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
- The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
- Other similar species:
- (color) A dark brown colour, like that of tamarind pulp (also called tamarind brown).