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It helps Browning saluting on behalf of king (8,4)

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I believe the answer is:

toasting fork

'it helps browning' is the definition.
(a toasting fork helps brown or toast something)

'saluting on behalf of king' is the wordplay.
'saluting' becomes 'toasting' ('toast' can be a synonym of 'salute').
'on behalf of' becomes 'for' (eg speaking on behalf of or for someone else).
'king' becomes 'K' (abbreviation for king in chess).
'toasting'+'for'+'k'='TOASTING-FORK'

(Other definitions for toasting fork that I've seen before include "which could result in hot bread" , "Device used for cooking over an open fire" , "Implement for browning bread by fire" , "Cooking utensil" , "for getting brown" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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