What you need for a hot meal? (6)
I believe the answer is:
chilli
'meal?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(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" .)