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Blacken (4)

Ross

I think it could be either:

sear

char

'blacken' is the definition.
(I know that blacken can be written as char)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for char that I've seen before include "Person who cleans" , "Burn slightly" , "Blacken by burning" , "Kind of small trout - burn it black" , "Partially burn; fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, The Sun, the LA Times, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate and the Penny Press.
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