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What the stove's for in the attic (4)

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heat

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'what the stove's' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'in the attic' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'HEAT' can be found hidden inside 'the attic'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for heat that I've seen before include "early round" , "Raise temperature" , "Level of spice" , "It's measured in therms" , "Get agitated" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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