The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 3 letter word FRYING PAN
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result FRYING PAN
- Father messed up a pinny when grabbing good item in the kitchen
- Spooner’s snooping enthusiast – is found in the kitchen
- Fire’s worse than this, they say
- Spooner’s curious admirer delivers a kitchen utensil
- In the kitchen with Spooner’s stalker?
- Fire predecessor as things get worse?
- Spooner’s curious admirer provides kitchenware
- Item used when cooking fish at home? Doctor has one
- Requirement for cook that comes before fire?
- Young Ian hiding new doctor’s kitchen utensil
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The straight part
We know that "Fire predecessor as things get worse?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fire predecessor as things get worse? = frying pan.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 FRYING PAN mean?
FRYING PAN noun- A long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food.