Get ready to cook (4)

I believe the answer is:

prep

(Other definitions for prep that I've seen before include "School work done outside lessons" , "warm-up race" , "Homework (abbrev.)" , "Homework (abbr.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, the LA Times and the USA Today.

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