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Aerate, as flour (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sift

(Other definitions for sift that I've seen before include "Examine minutely" , "Make fist of filter" , "Sieve finely" , "Winnow out" , "Separate by passing through fine mesh" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal and the LA Times.
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