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Scatter pasties I'd cooked (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dissipate

'scatter' is the definition.
('dissipate' can be a synonym of 'scatter')

'pasties i'd cooked' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'pasties'+'id'='pastiesid'
'pastiesid' is an anagram of 'DISSIPATE'.

(Other definitions for dissipate that I've seen before include "Waste (money/energy)" , "scatter" , "Exhaust" , "drive away" , "Fritter away" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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