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Commercial prepared as directed (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

addressed

'directed' is the definition.
('address' can be a synonym of 'direct')

'commercial prepared' is the wordplay.
'commercial' becomes 'ad' (abbreviation for advertisement).
'prepared' becomes 'dressed' (definitely for salad).
'ad'+'dressed'='ADDRESSED'

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for addressed that I've seen before include "Marked mail with its destination" , "Attended to" , "Gave a speech to" , "Dealt with" , "Spoken to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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