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Scrap - can it still be recycled with reduced temperature? (9)

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I believe the answer is:

scintilla

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(Other definitions for scintilla that I've seen before include "A tiny bit" , "Tiny hint, trace" , "A spark; a trace" , "suspicion" , "Tiny trace or amount" .)

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