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Blacken (4)

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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">blacken</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for sear that I've seen before include "Cook (quickly at great heat)" , "Cauterize" , "Burn briefly" , "Dried up, parched" , "Make very hot and dry" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the Universal, The Sun, The Guardian, The Mirror and The Star Tribune.
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