Cook tasted sampling whiskey and battered flies? (7)

I believe the answer is:

swatted

'battered flies?' is the definition.
(as in swatting flies)

'cook tasted sampling whiskey' is the wordplay.
'cook' indicates an anagram.
'sampling' indicates putting letters inside.
'whiskey' becomes 'W' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'tasted' anagrammed gives 'satted'.
'satted' going around 'w' is 'SWATTED'.

'and' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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