Cook fast as tuna Crossword Clue

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Cook fast as tuna Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
2. become superficially burned
(adjective)
1. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COOK (verb)
1. tamper, with the purpose of deception
2. prepare for eating by applying heat
COOK (noun)
1. English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
2. someone who cooks food
TUNA (noun)
1. tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
2. important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks

Hint 3: Anagram

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