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Miners perhaps love hot pepper (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pimento

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'pepper' is the definition.
(pimiento is a type of pepper)

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(Other definitions for pimento that I've seen before include "Vegetable" , "Type of pepper" , "Jamaica pepper" , "Plant" , "Sweet red pepper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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