Cryptic crossword clue
Almost twenty, part of face finally getting hot 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SCORCHING

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The straight part
We know that "hot" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hot = scorching.
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 SCORCHING mean?

SCORCHING verb
  1. To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
  2. To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
  3. (To cause) to become scorched or singed
  4. To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).
  5. To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
  6. To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.
  7. To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway.
SCORCHING noun
  1. The act or result of something being scorched.
SCORCHING adjective
  1. Very hot.
  2. Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering.
  3. (Of speed when driving, running, etc.) very high.

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