Hot spot in the afternoon, say (3)

I believe the answer is:

tea

(Other definitions for tea that I've seen before include "Light afternoon meal" , "grass" , "bush" , "Assam or Darjeeling, for example" , "Strangely, one may eat this drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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