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Traditional Cluedo weapon nicked straight from the kitchen? (6,3)

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I believe the answer is:

piping hot

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'traditional cluedo weapon nicked straight' is the definition.
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'from the kitchen?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is found within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
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(Other definitions for piping hot that I've seen before include "extremely warm" , "(Of food) likely to burn one's mouth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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