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Afford to cook pears (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spare

'afford' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'cook pears' is the wordplay.
'cook' indicates anagramming the letters.
'pears' anagrammed gives 'SPARE'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for spare that I've seen before include "not in actual use" , "Excess to requirements" , "This tyre around the middle is fat" , "Extra; lean" , "Surplus to requirements" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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