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Inside of crustacean’s not cooked (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raw

'not cooked' is the definition.
('raw' is the opposite to 'cooked')

'inside of crustacean's' is the wordplay.
'inside of' indicates the central letters.
'crustacean' becomes 'prawn' (prawn is a kind of crustacean).
The middle of 'prawn' is 'RAW'.

(Other definitions for raw that I've seen before include "Unrefined" , "not yet ready to eat" , "Uncooked or crude" , "not manufactured" , "Naked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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