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Could be hot, the pits or just right (3,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hit the spot

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'just right' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'could be hot the pits' is the wordplay.
'could be' is an anagram indicator.
'hot'+'the'+'pits'='hotthepits'
'hotthepits' anagrammed gives 'HIT THE SPOT'.

'or' acts as a link.

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