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Hope portion of stew is hot (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wish

'hope' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'portion of stew is hot' is the wordplay.
'portion of' indicates a hidden word.
'WISH' is hidden within 'stew is hot'.

(Other definitions for wish that I've seen before include "Want (to do something)" , "Express a desire (upon a star?)" , "Something desired" , "Desire, hope" , "prayer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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