Not the nicest place for a hothead to make love (5)

I believe the answer is:

hovel

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'not the nicest place' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'a hothead to make love' is the wordplay.
'a hothead' becomes 'h' (head letter of 'hot').
'to make' indicates an anagram.
'love' anagrammed gives 'ovel'.
'h'+'ovel'='HOVEL'

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(Other definitions for hovel that I've seen before include "bad housing" , "Crude dwelling" , "Wretched building" , "dump" , "Squalid dwelling" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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