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Hot love, maybe, in a humble home (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hovel

'a humble home' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'hot love maybe in' is the wordplay.
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'maybe' is an anagram indicator.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'love' is an anagram of 'ovel'.
'h' placed within 'ovel' is 'HOVEL'.

(Other definitions for hovel that I've seen before include "Mean home" , "shed" , "Crude dwelling" , "Wretched building" , "Shanty; hut" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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