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Amount of warmth that her muff contains (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

therm

'amount' is the definition.
(therm is a kind of amount)

'warmth that her muff contains' is the wordplay.
'contains' indicates a hidden word.
'THERM' is hidden within 'warmth that her muff'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for therm that I've seen before include "Unit of heat energy" , "Former gas supply unit" , "Unit of measurement of heat" , "Indicator of heat" , "Unit of heat as in gas supply" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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