Cryptic crossword clue
Thus regularly take to cook in marinade 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SOUSE

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The straight part
We know that "cook in marinade" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cook in marinade = souse.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
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What does SOUSE mean?

SOUSE noun
  1. Something kept or steeped in brine
  2. The act of sousing; a plunging into water.
  3. A person suffering from alcoholism.
SOUSE verb
  1. To immerse in liquid; to steep or drench.
  2. To steep in brine; to pickle.
SOUSE noun
  1. The act of sousing, or swooping.
  2. A heavy blow.
SOUSE verb
  1. To strike, beat.
  2. To fall heavily.
  3. To pounce upon.
SOUSE noun
  1. A sou (the French coin).
  2. A small amount.

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