Exciting sight, place of danger (7)

I believe the answer is:

hotspot

'place of danger' is the definition.

'exciting sight' is the wordplay.
'exciting' becomes 'hot' ('hot' can be similar in meaning to 'exciting').
'sight' becomes 'spot' (spotting is a kind of sighting).
'hot'+'spot'='HOTSPOT'

(Other definitions for hotspot that I've seen before include "Nightclub" , "busy area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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