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Find meal out red-hot (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inflamed

'red-hot' is the definition.
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'find meal out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'find'+'meal'='findmeal'
'findmeal' anagrammed gives 'INFLAMED'.

(Other definitions for inflamed that I've seen before include "Swollen, hot, red" , "Red and sore" , "Provoked (someone) to strong feelings" , "one so hot and bothered" , "Aggravated; red" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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