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Champion welcomes a boycott of hot stuff (8)

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I believe the answer is:

habanero

'hot stuff' is the definition.
(type of chilli)

'champion welcomes a boycott' is the wordplay.
'champion' becomes 'hero' (synonyms).
'welcomes' indicates putting letters inside (in sense of 'invites in').
'boycott' becomes 'ban' (I've seen this in another clue).
'a'+'ban'='aban'
'hero' enclosing 'aban' is 'HABANERO'.

'of' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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