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Cook; criticise (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roast

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">cook</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(roasting is a kind of cooking)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">criticise</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for roast that I've seen before include "Bake" , "& 3 Accompaniment to Yorkshire pudding?" , "Heat strongly - criticise excessively" , "Cook (meat) over a fire" , "Cooked joint" .)

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