Southern village where the natives are really hot? (5)
I believe the answer is:
ovens
'village where the natives are really hot?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'southern' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'southern' could be 's' (abbreviation) and 's' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'oven' 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).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ovens that I've seen before include "Kitchen appliances" , "Cookers" , "Cooking equipment" , "In which to bake or roast" , "Kilns or stoves" .)