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Cook a chop badly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

poach

'cook' is the definition.
(I know that poach is a kind of cook)

'a chop badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates an anagram (letters in the wrong order).
'a'+'chop'='achop'
'achop' anagrammed gives 'POACH'.

(Other definitions for poach that I've seen before include "Cook in boiling liquid - steal game" , "Take game illegally from land or water" , "Track down" , "Appropriate" , "Cook (an egg) in water" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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