Hot and dry (6)
I believe the answer is:
torrid
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">hot and dry</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for torrid that I've seen before include "Scorchingly hot" , "Blistering - steamy" , "Extremely hot" , "Dried with heat or intensely passionate" , "Highly charged emotionally" .)