Lava, before its exit (5)

I believe the answer is:

magma

(Other definitions for magma that I've seen before include "hot stuff" , "Hot fluid rock" , "Molten or pasty rock" , "Glassy volcanic rock" , "Molten rock in the earth's crust" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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