Crossword Genius

Bread is badly cooked (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

braised

'cooked' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'bread is badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates an anagram (letters in the wrong order).
'bread'+'is'='breadis'
'breadis' with letters rearranged gives 'BRAISED'.

(Other definitions for braised that I've seen before include "Fried then slowly stewed" , "Stewed in closed pot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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