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Rice to me should be cooked very fast (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meteoric

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'very fast' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for meteoric that I've seen before include "(Of change) very rapid" , "Spectacularly fast" , "with brilliant speed" , "flashing!" , "Of a shooting star; remarkably fast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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