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Put Charles in iron-burning dish (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flambe

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'dish' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'put charles in iron-burning' is the wordplay.
'put' is an insertion indicator.
'charles in iron' becomes 'b' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'burning' becomes 'flame' (flame is a kind of burning).
'b' placed into 'flame' is 'FLAMBE'.

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(Other definitions for flambe that I've seen before include "Of food, sprinkled with alcohol and set alight" , "(Of food) served in alcohol and set alight" , "(Of food) served with burning spirits" , "Pour liquor over a dish and ignite" , "dish on fire" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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