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Put a skewer through one’s pasty (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impale

'put a skewer' is the definition.
(impale with a skewer)

'one's pasty' is the wordplay.
'one's' becomes 'I'm' ('one is' is a formal way of saying 'I am').
'pasty' becomes 'pale' (synonyms).
'im'+'pale'='IMPALE'

'through' is the link.

(Other definitions for impale that I've seen before include "go through with it" , "transfix with sharp item" , "Puncture" , "Pierce, run through" , "Pierce with a stick (as Vlad did?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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