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Watch Walter fog up in the lingering warmth (9)

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I believe the answer is:

afterglow

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'the lingering warmth' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both feelings as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'watch walter fog up' is the wordplay.
'walter fog' can be anagrammed to 'AFTERGLOW'.
However, I am not clear how the anagram is indicated.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for afterglow that I've seen before include "residual light" , "appearing when sun has set?" , "following which gloom sets in?" , "Light, lingering" , "Light in the sky post sunset" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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