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Wise cooks use it (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sage

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'wise' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'cooks use it' is the wordplay.
'cooks use' becomes 'sag' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'it' becomes 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT').
'sag'+'e'='SAGE'

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(Other definitions for sage that I've seen before include "Seasoning for the wise one" , "Herb used in cooking" , "Herb; wise person" , "Learned" , "Oracle; herb" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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