This heats up Spooner's curious lover (6,3)
I believe the answer is:
frying pan
'this heats up spooner's curious lover' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
This is the entire clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for frying pan that I've seen before include "Chef's utensil for cooking bacon and eggs" , "Don't get out of this to land in the fire" , "One used to cook breakfast" , "Skillet" , "item used by cook" .)