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Way uncontrollable weed gets cooked (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stewed

'cooked' is the definition.
(stewing is a kind of cooking)

'way uncontrollable weed' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'uncontrollable' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'weed' with letters rearranged gives 'ewed'.
'st'+'ewed'='STEWED'

'gets' is the link.

(Other definitions for stewed that I've seen before include "Of tea, infused too long" , "Slowly boiled" , "canned" , "Of tea, left brewing too long" , "Cooked slowly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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