The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CAPSICUM
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More clues leading to the result CAPSICUM
- Aspic possibly combined with pepper
- Top arrangement of music - something for Salad Days?
- After better rock music for something spicy
- Music rocks on beat that can be hot
- Hoskins must wear contraceptive covering, being hot stuff!
- Tops second of pizzas with pepper
- Better music arrangement without piquancy from Red Hot Chili Peppers?
- Pepper? Limit amount covering one starter for child
- Plant artist among tangled root and I love composition
- This can be hot music, rocking on beat
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The straight part
We know that "something spicy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case something spicy = capsicum.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CAPSICUM mean?
CAPSICUM noun- Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
- The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell peppers.