Injure with hot liquid (5)
I believe the answer is:
scald
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">injure with hot liquid</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 scald that I've seen before include "Injure with hot liquid" , "Burn with water" , "Heat (milk) to near boiling point" , "Injure with steam" , "Burn with hot liquid" .)