Teasing tribute Crossword Clue

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Teasing tribute Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. subject to laughter or ridicule
2. cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
(noun)
1. a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
2. negative criticism
(adjective)
1. (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TEASING (adjective)
1. playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
2. causing irritation or annoyance
TEASING (noun)
1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
2. the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
TRIBUTE (noun)
1. payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
2. something given or done as an expression of esteem

Hint 3: Anagram

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