The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FLAMBEED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result FLAMBEED
- Farm animal tucking into provender served in a flash?
- Nosh includes meat cooked very hot?
- Take food, including meat given special heat treatment
- Provide meal that includes meat cooked in dramatic fashion
- With spirit on fire, give sustenance to innocent within
- Fodder includes lamb served ablaze
- Served very hot meals for animals, including sheep
- Cooked meat must be included in supply
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The straight part
We know that "given special heat treatment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case given special heat treatment = flambeed.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does FLAMBEED mean?
FLAMBEED verb- To cook with a showy technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to hot food and then the fumes are ignited.