New Orleans? Pal, it can get pretty hot! (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
solar panel
'it can get pretty hot' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'new orleans? pal' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'orleans'+'pal'='orleanspal'
'orleanspal' is an anagram of 'SOLAR PANEL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for solar panel that I've seen before include "one catches rays" , "Device to harness energy from the sun" , "It converts sunlight to energy" , "for supply of energy" , "Convertor of sunlight to energy" .)