Grass arresting officers abroad grilled again? (8)
I believe the answer is:
reheated
'grilled again?' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can sometimes define each other.
'grass arresting officers abroad' is the wordplay.
'grass' becomes 'reed' (I've seen this before).
'arresting' indicates putting letters inside.
'officers abroad' becomes 'heat' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'reed' placed around 'heat' is 'REHEATED'.
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