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Coat, new one, for very hot place (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

furnace

'very hot place' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'coat new one' is the wordplay.
'coat' becomes 'fur' (fur is a kind of coat).
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'one' becomes 'ace' (ace has a value of one in some card games).
'fur'+'n'+'ace'='FURNACE'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for furnace that I've seen before include "Fiery chamber" , "Enclosed chamber to produce heat" , "Forge" , "Structure for intense heating by fire" , "Chamber for heating minerals or metals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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