Cryptic crossword clue
Cooked in hot liquid, layer containing grease 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BOILED

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Cooked in hot liquid" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cooked in hot liquid = boiled.
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 BOILED mean?

BOILED verb
  1. (of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
  2. To cook in boiling water.
  3. (of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
  4. To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
  5. (used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.
  6. (used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot.
  7. To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.
  8. To steep or soak in warm water.
  9. To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.
  10. To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.
BOILED adjective
  1. Cooked in boiling water.
  2. (of water) Having reached the boiling point.
  3. Angry.
  4. Drunk.

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