Prepares, like bao (6)

I believe the answer is:

steams

(Other definitions for steams that I've seen before include "Cooks using evaporated water" , "Cooks with water vapour" , "Rises as vapour" , "Emits vapours" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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