The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SCIROCCO
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More clues leading to the result SCIROCCO
- A! 10CC’s new stream is hot!
- Ric’s cocoa, without a question, produces wind
- Wind up opening old carriage clock on request in clockmaker’s shop
- Small Channel Islands firm – with my backing – imported heater from Africa
- Psychic regularly with jumper outlines repeatedly cold weather feature
- Mediterranean wind that blew in when doctor left Morocco for southern Cote d’Ivoire
- Macroscopic modifications made before Pam’s departure in a dust storm
- Pam ignored macroscopic changes resulting in a sandstorm
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The straight part
We know that "heater from Africa" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case heater from africa = scirocco.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 SCIROCCO mean?
SCIROCCO noun- A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.
- A draft of hot air from an artificial source of heat.