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What you need for a hot meal? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

chilli

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'meal?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for chilli that I've seen before include "Hot-tasting dried pod used as relish or seasoning" , "Type of capsicum" , "Hot-tasting red pepper used as relish" , "Pod ground to make cayenne pepper" , "sort of powder" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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