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Making music, really hot (6)

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piping

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'really hot' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for piping that I've seen before include "Long tubes" , "Descriptive of very hot food" , "Tube; very hot" , "really hot" , "The playing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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