Cryptic food and drink

!!!! You have the correct method to solve it! Do exactly as the clue says. Try removing all punctuation in the clue and you will see that the instructions make perfect sense. Even if you have never heard of the answer (though I think you should have) you should be able to solve it by following the instructions!
 
!!!! You have the correct method to solve it! Do exactly as the clue says. Try removing all punctuation in the clue and you will see that the instructions make perfect sense. Even if you have never heard of the answer (though I think you should have) you should be able to solve it by following the instructions!
Can it, so I got it wrong?

Humph and bar humbug... I'll try again.
 
Back again? I removed hot chilli! (4)

!!!! You have the correct method to solve it! Do exactly as the clue says. Try removing all punctuation in the clue and you will see that the instructions make perfect sense. Even if you have never heard of the answer (though I think you should have) you should be able to solve it by following the instructions!

Back again I removed hot chilli

Back again hot chilli (4)

Hot chll

Llhctoh

Nope, 3:30am and morphine is not helping either. .. I really can't see it.
 
Naga
? What on earth is that? Ok, it turns out it is a hot chilli. Should have guessed... And no I'm not seeing the next clue

But you see, as with all cryptic clues, it is totally logical. Back again = niaga. I removed (the letter 'I' removed) = naga hot chilli.

Hot chilli is the definition part of the clue. The rest of the clue gives the solution.
 
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