The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word THICKEN
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More clues leading to the result THICKEN
- Set temperature for cold meat starter
- Countryman in trap returning to become more involved
- Concentrate, being stupid, on a couple of points
- Become more involved in refurbishment of kitchen
- Poultry needs another ingredient foremost – add egg?
- Figure pressing simple bloke to become more complex
- Reduce, as cook, disorder in kitchen
- Kitchen ordered to give more substance to soup
- Become more involved in kitchen refurbishment
- Get more involved in refitting of kitchen
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The straight part
We know that "Set" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case set = thicken.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 THICKEN mean?
THICKEN verb- To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
- To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
- To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
- To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
- To strengthen; to confirm.
- To make more frequent.