Cryptic crossword clue
In tropical, oriental parts there’s some heat! 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CALORIE

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The straight part
We know that "some heat" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case some heat = calorie.
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What does CALORIE mean?

CALORIE noun
  1. (nutrition) Kilogram calorie or large calorie. A unit of energy 1000 times larger than the gram calorie. It is equivalent to the gram kilocalorie, approximately 4.2 kilojoules.
  2. The gram calorie or small calorie, a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to approximately 4.2 joules. This unit was widely used in chemistry and physics, being the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C.

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