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Hot tea he'd spilt (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heated

'hot' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'tea he'd spilt' is the wordplay.
'spilt' is an anagram indicator.
'tea'+'hed'='teahed'
'teahed' is an anagram of 'HEATED'.

(Other definitions for heated that I've seen before include "Angry, impassioned" , "Angry - passionate" , "Raised the temperature" , "Angry or warmed" , "Fired-up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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