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A bit of heat that her mum revealed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

therm

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'a bit of heat that her mum revealed' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both quantities as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'a bit of heat that her mum' is the wordplay.
'a bit of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'THERM' is hidden within 'heat that her mum'.

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(Other definitions for therm that I've seen before include "Unit of heat used in the UK as the basis of gas bills" , "A hot unit" , "it measures heat" , "Unit of heat energy" , "Former gas supply unit" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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