Defrost, as meat before cooking Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
2. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
(verb)
1. become or cause to become soft or liquid

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COOKING (noun)
1. the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
DEFROST (verb)
1. make or become free of frost or ice

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