Event with good-natured insults (5)

I believe the answer is:

roast

(Other definitions for roast that I've seen before include "Oven-cook, tease" , "Meat to get hot" , "Reprimand - cook" , "Become very warm" , "Sunday dinner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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