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Preparation of stuffing that keeps duck cold (10)

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I believe the answer is:

processing

'preparation' is the definition.
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'stuffing that keeps duck cold' is the wordplay.
'stuffing' becomes 'pressing' (press can mean to stuff or jam in).
'that keeps' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'duck' becomes 'o' (resembles zero - 'duck' in cricket).
'cold' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'o'+'c'='oc'
'pressing' enclosing 'oc' is 'PROCESSING'.

'of' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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