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Knocking sound due to rising oil temperature (3-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rat-tat

'knocking sound' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'rising oil temperature' is the wordplay.
'rising' is a reversal indicator (letters written upwards in a down clue).
'oil' becomes 'attar' (attar is a kind of oil).
'temperature' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'attar' back-to-front is 'ratta'.
'ratta'+'t'='RAT-TAT'

'due to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rat-tat that I've seen before include "Sound of a knock on the door" , "Rapping sound of door knocker" , "Sharp sound of a door-knocker" , "Sharp noise of a knock on the door" , "Knocking sound" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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