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It burns one's palm, possibly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lamp

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'it burns one's' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'palm possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'palm' anagrammed gives 'LAMP'.

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(Other definitions for lamp that I've seen before include "This could be standard" , "punch" , "Device for giving light on palm" , "Florence Nightingale was the Lady with the . . . ." , "Source of light, usually portable" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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