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Bass wiped with cloth, cooked (3-7)

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I believe the answer is:

low-pitched

'bass' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'wiped with cloth cooked' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'cooked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'wiped' after 'cloth' is 'clothwiped'.
'clothwiped' with letters rearranged gives 'LOW-PITCHED'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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