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Hot wing from takeaway is fairly mild (8)

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harmless

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'mild' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for harmless that I've seen before include "Completely safe" , "Causing no damage" , "Benign, innocuous" , "Not likely to cause damage" , "Safe; innocent" .)

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