Prepared to swallow (6)

I believe the answer is:

chewed

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(Other definitions for chewed that I've seen before include "Masticated between teeth - maybe gum" , "Thought about" , "Masticated, worked with teeth" , "Made use of teeth" , "Munched" .)

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