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Cooker put on time program? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

applet

'program?' is the definition.

'cooker put on time' is the wordplay.
'cooker' becomes 'apple' ('cooker' can mean a cooking apple).
'put on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 't'.
'apple'+'t'='APPLET'

(Other definitions for applet that I've seen before include "modest programme" , "Computer application, sounds like small fruit" , "Java program" , "limited application of computing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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