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Warm woman, Erica? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heather

'erica?' is the definition.
(plant genus including heather)

'warm woman' is the wordplay.
'warm' becomes 'heat'.
'woman' becomes 'her' (**).
'heat'+'her'='HEATHER'

(Other definitions for heather that I've seen before include "Girl's name - ling" , "Small purple evergreen plant growing on hills" , "Evergreen shrub" , "Girl" , "Moorland flora" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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