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Detest what’s in boa meat, cooked (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abominate

'detest' is the definition.
(abominating is a kind of detesting)

'in boa meat cooked' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates an anagram.
'in'+'boa'+'meat'='inboameat'
'inboameat' with letters rearranged gives 'ABOMINATE'.

'what's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for abominate that I've seen before include "Dislike deeply" , "Be revolted by" , "Amoeba nit - easy to loathe" , "Loathe, find hateful" , "Condemn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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