What does the cryptic crossword clue "Great time had with introduction of smelling salts (8)" mean?

The definition is "salts". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). ACE (synonym="Great") + T (abbreviation="time") + ATE (abbreviation="had") + S (first_letter="smelling") = ACETATES; definition: "salts" The answer is ACETATES.

Great time had with introduction of smelling salts (8)

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