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Six McRae's, one mixed grill (5-7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cross-examine

'grill' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'six mcrae's one mixed' is the wordplay.
'mixed' indicates an anagram.
'six'+'mcraes'+'one'='sixmcraesone'
'sixmcraesone' anagrammed gives 'CROSS-EXAMINE'.

(Other definitions for cross-examine that I've seen before include "Forensically question" , "Question in court" , "Check evidence in court" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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