The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word SPATCHCOCK
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More clues leading to the result SPATCHCOCK
- Knocks up a wedge full of cold chicken
- Blow about plot initially concerning recently killed fowl, once
- Spooner’s to ensnare Star Trek character that’s kind of chicken
- Stopgap repair about to plug bit of hose squashed flat
- Stretch cape tucked into belt: one gets a grilling after a split
- Chicken‘s bed about to be pinched by slug
- This chicken’s a goner — hit when going round area at maximum velocity
- Spooner's to ensnare Star Trek character that's kind of chicken
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The straight part
We know that "recently killed fowl, once" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case recently killed fowl, once = spatchcock.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SPATCHCOCK mean?
SPATCHCOCK noun- Chicken meat when prepared by spatchcocking. (See below.)
- A rushed effort.
- To cut poultry along the spine and spread the halves apart, for more even cooking when grilled.
- To interpolate, insert or sandwich (in or into)
- To prepare in haste.