Cook; criticise (5)

I believe the answer is:

roast

I believe this is a double definition.

'cook' is the first definition.
(roasting is a kind of cooking)

'criticise' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for roast that I've seen before include "Bake" , "& 3 Accompaniment to Yorkshire pudding?" , "Heat strongly - criticise excessively" , "Cook (meat) over a fire" , "Cooked joint" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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