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Prepared bagels maybe do taste fantastic (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toasted

'prepared bagels maybe' is the definition.
(you might toast a bagel)

'do taste fantastic' is the wordplay.
'fantastic' is an anagram indicator.
'do'+'taste'='dotaste'
'dotaste' with letters rearranged gives 'TOASTED'.

(Other definitions for toasted that I've seen before include "grilled" , "Absent Friends may be" , "(Of bread) browned" , "cooked in one way" , "Saluted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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