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Hotel diner finds radiator (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heater

'radiator' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hotel diner' is the wordplay.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet).
'diner' becomes 'eater' (to dine is to eat a meal).
'h'+'eater'='HEATER'

'finds' is the link.

(Other definitions for heater that I've seen before include "Room warmer" , "Radiator" , "Warming device" , "Source of warmth; gun" , "fire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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