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Bandleader bring up cook? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

braise

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'cook?' is the definition.
(I know that braise is a type of cook)

'bandleader bring up' is the wordplay.
'bandleader' becomes 'b' (this might be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'bring up' becomes 'raise' (raising is a kind of bringing up).
'b'+'raise'='BRAISE'

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(Other definitions for braise that I've seen before include "Fry then stew, eg, steak" , "Fry and then stew (food)" , "Stew in a closed pan" , "Cook or stew slowly" , "Fry then stew (meat)" .)

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