Gathers pears were cooked (5)

I believe the answer is:

reaps

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'gathers' is the definition.
(reaping is a kind of gathering)

'pears were cooked' is the wordplay.
'pears' can be anagrammed to 'REAPS'.
But, I'm unsure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for reaps that I've seen before include "crops" , "Cuts, gathers grain" , "Harvests with strange spear" , "Gleans or harvests" , "Harvests (a crop)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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