Defrost, as meat before cooking Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THAW Defrost, as meat before cooking (4)
7% STEW Slow-cooked meat dish (4)
6% BRAWN Cereal to eat with cooked meat dish (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Oct 23, 2025
6% DEBONED Like some chicken before cooking (7) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
6% HAM Meat (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 2, 2025
6% ROAST Cook (meat, eg) in an oven (5) The Times Concise Sep 22, 2025
6% RAGU Meat sauce in Italian cooking (4) New York Times Aug 17, 2025
6% THAWS Defrosts (5) (5) Mirror Quick Aug 16, 2025
6% THAWED Defrosted for cooking (6) Universal Aug 30, 2023
5% VEAL Piccata meat (4) Newsday Oct 31, 2025
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