Hot stuff in a bar swallowed by brave person (8)

I believe the answer is:

habanero

'hot stuff' is the definition.
(type of chilli)

'a bar swallowed by brave person' is the wordplay.
'bar' becomes 'ban' (I've seen this before).
'swallowed by' is an insertion indicator.
'brave person' becomes 'hero' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'ban'='aban'
'aban' going inside 'hero' is 'HABANERO'.

'in' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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