Contraband article used by Pablo Escobar taken from Caesar's Palace? (3)
I believe the answer is:
hot
'contraband' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hot that I've seen before include "Flaming - spicy" , "Having a high temperature" , "Stolen - sought after" , "Fiery" , "Sultry or angry" .)