The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HEATHEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HEATHEN
- Like savages cook chicken
- It’s barbaric to stick farmyard animal in the oven
- One doesn’t believe in roast chicken?
- Irreligious basics for preparing roast chicken?
- Male with endless capital, not one of the faithful
- Cook fowl as a pagan
- Warm layer for person not of the faith
- One may not believe he needs most of the capital
- Pagan ardour on top of bird
- Irreligious chap with endless capital
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The straight part
We know that "pagan" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pagan = heathen.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HEATHEN mean?
HEATHEN noun- An adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry.
- Pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry.
- A person who does not follow a Christian religion; a pagan.
- (by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.
- Not adhering to Christian religion; pagan.
- (by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.