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At the end of months, they may still be hot (6)

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I believe the answer is:

embers

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'at the end' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'months they may still be hot' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'months' could be 'm' and 'm' is located in the answer.
'be' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ers' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for embers that I've seen before include "Live coals" , "Remains of coal fire" , "Glowing fire remnants" , "Vestiges of fire" , "Ashes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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