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Cocksure cook I’ve confronted (4-9)

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over-confident

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'cocksure' is the definition.
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'cook i've confronted' is the wordplay.
'cook' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ive'+'confronted'='iveconfronted'
'iveconfronted' with letters rearranged gives 'OVER-CONFIDENT'.

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