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Poultry in the kitchen (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hen

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'poultry' is the definition.
(hen is a kind of poultry)

'the kitchen' is the wordplay.
'HEN' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Coop resident" , "Clucking female" , "Domestic fowl" , "Female lobster, fowl" , "Domestic egg layer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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