Consumes a set recipe (4)

I believe the answer is:

eats

'consumes' is the definition.
(eating is a kind of consuming)

'a set recipe' is the wordplay.
'recipe' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'set'='aset'
'aset' anagrammed gives 'EATS'.

(Other definitions for eats that I've seen before include "worrying" , "Commonly, they eliminate" , "Sate (anag.)" , "Devours - food" , "Takes food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent, The Globe and Mail, The Daily Express and The Mirror.

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