Laboratory machine used for gentle heating (9)

I believe the answer is:

incubator

(Other definitions for incubator that I've seen before include "Apparatus for hatching eggs" , "Egg hatcher" , "Promotor of growth" , "hospital apparatus" , "Support organization" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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