The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ROASTER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ROASTER
- Roll filled with a fowl for the oven
- Chicken maybe turning yellow with boss losing head
- Pan with King Edward potato, perhaps
- It helps you brown a roll on the outside
- List including a chicken, perhaps?
- List including a chicken, for example
- Adult in new resort, perhaps one’s just too steamy?
- Roll over a pig?
- Article in list, something cook might need
- Sartre novel about ordinary hot day
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The straight part
We know that "potato, perhaps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case potato, perhaps = roaster.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ROASTER mean?
ROASTER noun- One who roasts food.
- A kitchen utensil used for roasting.
- A chicken, pig, etc. suitable for roasting.
- A furnace used in making ball soda.
- One who roasts or banters, especially as a comedy routine.
- A hot Jupiter.
- An objectionable person; somebody making a fool of themselves.