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What you do to gravy in the kitchen, perhaps (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thicken

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'what you do to gravy in' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.

'kitchen perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'kitchen' with letters rearranged gives 'THICKEN'.

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for thicken that I've seen before include "(Of a plot) become more complicated" , "Become more viscous" , "Become more dense (as plots do)" , "Become more involved" , "get fatter?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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