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Storer of cookies knowing to eat 500 (6)

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adware

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'storer of cookies' is the definition.
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'knowing to eat 500' is the wordplay.
'knowing' becomes 'aware' (I've seen this before).
'to eat' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'500' becomes 'D' (Roman numeral for 500).
'aware' enclosing 'd' is 'ADWARE'.

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(Other definitions for adware that I've seen before include "computer plug-ins?" , "web advertising programs" , "computer programs" , "commercial apps" .)

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