Answer:

pinches

Answer	Crossword Clue
PINCHES	Rips off
PINCHES	Steals, slangily
PINCHES	Tests the fruit

PINCHES	Nips
PINCHES	Recipe amounts
PINCHES	Inexact recipe amounts

Crossword

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