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Cereal in west requiring warmth (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wheat

'cereal' is the definition.
(I know that wheat is a type of cereal)

'west requiring warmth' is the wordplay.
'west' becomes 'W' (abbreviation).
'requiring' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'warmth' becomes 'heat' (synonyms).
'w'+'heat'='WHEAT'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for wheat that I've seen before include "Cereal crop" , "Annual grass with light brown grains" , "Grass whose grain is used to make flour" , "Type of cereal" , "food plant" .)

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