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Used tobacco, but was cured (6)

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smoked

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(Other definitions for smoked that I've seen before include "Dried and cured by hanging in wood vapour" , "(Of salmon) cured" , "Fumigated; cured" , "Had a cigarette" , "Cured over fire" .)

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