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It’s raw food if it’s cured badly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crudites

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'it's raw food' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'it's cured badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates an anagram (letters in the wrong order).
'its'+'cured'='itscured'
'itscured' is an anagram of 'CRUDITES'.

'if' is the link.

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(Other definitions for crudites that I've seen before include "Mixed raw vegetables served as an hors d'oeuvre" , "Sliced vegetables" , "Nibbles" , "Raw vegetables served with a dip" .)

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