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Hole in a cooking apple (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gap

'hole' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in a cooking apple' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'GAP' is hidden within 'cooking apple'.

(Other definitions for gap that I've seen before include "Small opening" , "Aperture" , "A break in something continuous, like a hedge" , "Breach or lacuna" , "A small parting, in hedge or teeth" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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