Tied in a knot, she gets hot! (5)
I believe the answer is:
edith
'tied in a knot she gets hot' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'tied in a knot she gets hot' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'tied' is 'edit' which is present in the answer.
'hot' could be 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps) and 'h' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for edith that I've seen before include "Woman's name" , "Female name" , "Woman" , "Dame ----- Evans (1888-1976), stage and screen actress" , "Cavell, Piaf or Wharton" .)