"Near-ish," in a hiding game (4)

I believe the answer is:

warm

(Other definitions for warm that I've seen before include "showing enthusiasm" , "excited" , "Passionate; ardent" , "Affectionate; heat" , "not cool?" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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