Moistens with butter, maybe (6)
I believe the answer is:
bastes
(Other definitions for bastes that I've seen before include "Cooks in way of beasts" , "Sews together loosely, with large stitches" , "Moistens with fat during cooking" .)
I've seen this clue in the Universal.
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