The Clue
Cook in a way, as tuna or beef tenderloin (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SEAR
Tags
Notes
The answer SEAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
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Cook's instruction
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Definition
SEAR as a verb:
1. (sear, scorch) = make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
2. (scorch, sear, singe) = become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
3. (char, blacken, sear, scorch) = burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
4. (parch, sear) = cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"
SEAR as an adjective:
1. (dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered) = (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"