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Doctor loudly rebuked how supermarket food may be (6-7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shrink-wrapped

'how supermarket food may be' is the definition.
(shrink-wrapping is a means of preserving food)

'doctor loudly rebuked' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'shrink' (shrink can mean a psychiatrist).
'loudly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (when spoken - not silently).
'rebuked' becomes 'rapped'.
'rapped' sounds like 'wrapped'.
'shrink'+'wrapped'='SHRINK-WRAPPED'

(Another definition for shrink-wrapped that I've seen is " Enveloped in plastic".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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