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Overlook furnace temperature (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forget

'overlook' is the definition.
(forgetting is a kind of overlooking)

'furnace temperature' is the wordplay.
'furnace' becomes 'forge' (forge is a kind of furnace).
'temperature' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'forge'+'t'='FORGET'

(Other definitions for forget that I've seen before include "Dismiss from the mind" , "Stop remembering" , "Be unable to recall" , "Stop thinking about" , "Slip one's mind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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