Try to get the dope to cook (5)
I believe the answer is:
grill
'cook' is the definition.
(grilling is a form of cooking)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for grill that I've seen before include "Broil" , "interrogation?" , "Cook under a flame" , "Framework of metal bars" , "Means of cooking" .)