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One swallowed an orange juice after returning hot (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jonah

'one swallowed' is the definition.
(Jonah was swallowed by a whale in the Bible)

'an orange juice after returning hot' is the wordplay.
'orange juice' becomes 'oj' (abbreviation).
'after returning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'an'+'oj'='anoj'
'anoj' back-to-front is 'jona'.
'jona'+'h'='JONAH'

(Other definitions for jonah that I've seen before include "Prophet - bringer of bad luck" , "In the Bible, he is swallowed by a great fish" , "Person believed to bring bad luck" , "Reluctant prophet" , "Whalemeat prophet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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