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Cook tries open sandwich (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

interpose

'sandwich' is the definition.
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'cook tries open' is the wordplay.
'cook' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tries'+'open'='triesopen'
'triesopen' with letters rearranged gives 'INTERPOSE'.

(Other definitions for interpose that I've seen before include "Place between" , "Insert between (one thing and another)" , "Muscle in" , "Intervene between parties" , "mediate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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