Verb in cooking or sewing instructions (5)

I believe the answer is:

baste

(Other definitions for baste that I've seen before include "Moisten roasting meat with melted fat" , "strike" , "Pour fat over meat during cooking" , "Moisten with liquid fat while roasting" , "Loosely stitch" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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