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Desire in Rod to go for every hot thing (7,6)

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I believe the answer is:

cayenne pepper

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'hot thing' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'desire in rod to go for every' is the wordplay.
'desire' becomes 'yen' (yen can mean a longing or desire).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'rod' becomes 'cane' (both can mean a stick).
'to go' becomes 'pep' (both can mean energy or vitality).
'for every' becomes 'per' ('per' means 'for each' or 'for every').
'cane'+'pep'+'per'='canepepper'
'yen' inserted into 'canepepper' is 'CAYENNE-PEPPER'.

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(Other definitions for cayenne pepper that I've seen before include "Powder from capsicums" , "Hot condiment" , "Pungent spice" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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