Cryptic crossword clue
Very hot grease in house, finally wiped 7

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Very hot" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case very hot = boiling.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BOILING mean?

BOILING verb
  1. (of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
  2. To cook in boiling water.
  3. (of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
  4. To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
  5. (used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.
  6. (used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot.
  7. To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.
  8. To steep or soak in warm water.
  9. To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.
  10. To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.
BOILING noun
  1. The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.
  2. An animation style with constantly changing wavy outlines, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance.
BOILING adjective
  1. That boils or boil.
  2. Of a thing: extremely hot or active.
  3. Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot.
  4. Of the weather: very hot.
BOILING adverb
  1. (of adjectives associated with heat) Extremely

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