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Sauce, when cold, goes in sort of boat (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tabasco

'sauce' is the definition.
(Tabasco sauce is an example)

'when cold goes in sort of boat' is the wordplay.
'when' becomes 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked').
'cold' becomes 'C' (eg on taps).
'goes in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'sort of' is an anagram indicator.
'as'+'c'='asc'
'boat' anagrammed gives 'tabo'.
'asc' inserted into 'tabo' is 'TABASCO'.

(Other definitions for tabasco that I've seen before include "ASBO Act (anag) - hot stuff!" , "Red pepper sauce" , "A hot spicy sauce" , "condiment?" , "Mexican state; pungent sauce" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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