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Presidential adviser concerning the heat in the kitchen (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

truman

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'presidential adviser' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'the heat in the kitchen' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ruman' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'concerning' is the link.

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(Other definitions for truman that I've seen before include "- - Capote (lit.)" , "Harry S . . . . . ., American president who ordered the dropping of the atom bomb" , "- Capote, US novelist" , "Harry S ... was 33rd US President" , "Harry S. ---, US Pres." .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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