Jan, a pole dancing little hottie? (8)

I believe the answer is:

jalapeno

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'little hottie?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'jan a pole dancing' is the wordplay.
'dancing' is an anagram indicator.
'jan'+'a'+'pole'='janapole'
'janapole' is an anagram of 'JALAPENO'.

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(Other definitions for jalapeno that I've seen before include "something really hot" , "Very hot chilli pepper" , "Green chilli pepper used in Mexican cooking" , "Variety of chilli" , "Hot type of capsicum pepper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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