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Unusual way to cook meat (4)

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rare

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(Other definitions for rare that I've seen before include "Choice - lightly cooked - thin" , "few and far between" , "difficult to find?" , "'Unusual, uncommon (4)'" , "Scarce as hen's teeth!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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