A heated blow! (7)

I believe the answer is:

sirocco

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'a heated blow' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both types of natural phenomena as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for sirocco that I've seen before include "Wind from the desert" , "Hot wind that blows across the Mediterranean" , "Hot wind reaching Italy from Africa" , "Hot south wind from North Africa" , "Hot air" .)

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