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Coaler is giving out units of heat (8)

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I believe the answer is:

calories

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'units of heat' is the definition.
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'coaler is giving' is the wordplay.
'giving' indicates an anagram (the letters give the letters for another word).
'coaler'+'is'='coaleris'
'coaleris' is an anagram of 'CALORIES'.

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(Other definitions for calories that I've seen before include "Energy or heat units from Escorial" , "Units of food value from Escorial" , "Measures for the energy value of food" , "Units of energy in food" , "Units of heat, counted on diets" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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