It may cool into granite (5)

I believe the answer is:

magma

(Other definitions for magma that I've seen before include "Glassy volcanic rock" , "Lava" , "Hot fluid rock" , "That's hot!" , "Hot molten rock" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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