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They get heated when there's a toss up! (5)

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I believe the answer is:

oasts

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'they get heated' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'there's a toss up' is the wordplay.
'there's' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'up' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a' next to 'toss' is 'atoss'.
'atoss' anagrammed gives 'OASTS'.

'when' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for oasts that I've seen before include "Houses" , "Malt dryers" , "Kilns for drying hops" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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