Crossword Genius

Cast not hotter in Succession (2,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

on the trot

'in succession' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cast not hotter' is the wordplay.
'cast' indicates an anagram (letters are dispersed or cast around).
'not'+'hotter'='nothotter'
'nothotter' with letters rearranged gives 'ON THE TROT'.

(Other definitions for on the trot that I've seen before include "Where orthodox Stalinist hurled anathemas" , "One after another" , "Moving at a fairly fast pace" , "Informally busy like slow run" , "running" .)

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