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Warning from Spooner in the kitchen, where there’s great activity (7)

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I believe the answer is:

hotspot

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'warning from spooner in the kitchen' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'there's great activity' is the wordplay.
'there's great' becomes 'hot' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'activity' becomes 'spot' (spot is a kind of activity).
'hot'+'spot'='HOTSPOT'

'where' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hotspot that I've seen before include "Nightclub" , "busy area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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