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Something to butter up (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toast

(Other definitions for toast that I've seen before include "Drink one's health" , "A bit of a bloomer, possibly" , "Brown in front of a fire" , "person much admired" , "Cheers" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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