The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HEATWAVE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HEATWAVE
- Gag about failed airline’s torrid spell
- Keep around a lot of water, flowing, in warm weather
- Hitch old airline’s admitted to in warm weather
- Eat with wife — have outside in warm spell
- Airline no longer involved in major effort in warm weather
- Bad weather endlessly around avenue. No!
- Would this hot spell raise sea temperature?
- Sultry weather Chuck absorbs at start of winter
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Would this hot spell raise sea temperature?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case would this hot spell raise sea temperature? = heatwave.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 HEATWAVE mean?
HEATWAVE noun- A period of very hot weather.