Aren't the cooks supposed to intimidate? (8)

I believe the answer is:

threaten

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'to intimidate?' is the definition.
(intimidate can mean to scare or threaten)

'aren't the cooks' is the wordplay.
'cooks' indicates anagramming the letters.
'arent'+'the'='arentthe'
'arentthe' anagrammed gives 'THREATEN'.

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(Other definitions for threaten that I've seen before include "Bully" , "Warn of violence" , "Menace - impend" , "Look likely to" , "Give warning of something unpleasant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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