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Copying what a microwave might produce (5)

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aping

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'copying' is the definition.
('ape' can be a synonym of 'copy')

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(Other definitions for aping that I've seen before include "Sending up" , "Parroting" , "Mimicking like monkey" , "Imitation" , "Taking off" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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