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Processed, as coffee beans (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roasted

(Other definitions for roasted that I've seen before include "Cooked hot food" , "Severely reprimanded" , "How meat might be cooked" , "Carpeted" , "Cooked by dry heat in an oven" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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