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Promptly noted — hot stew (2,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

on the dot

'promptly' is the definition.
(on the dot means precisely at the appointed time)

'noted hot stew' is the wordplay.
'stew' indicates anagramming the letters.
'noted'+'hot'='notedhot'
'notedhot' is an anagram of 'ON THE DOT'.

(Other definitions for on the dot that I've seen before include "Precisely punctual" , "Absolutely punctual" , "Sharp" , "Promptly" , "At exactly the right time" .)

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