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Cookers that frustrate surfer (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

microwaves

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'cookers' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
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(Another definition for microwaves that I've seen is " ovens".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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