Group putting freshly-shot game animal in this? (7)

I believe the answer is:

skillet

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(Other definitions for skillet that I've seen before include "Small frying pan" , "Frying-pan" , "Cooking-pot" , "Small long-handled pan" , "Small cooking pot" .)

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