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Catch when covering hot pipes? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hookahs

'pipes?' is the definition.
(hookah is a kind of pipe)

'catch when covering hot' is the wordplay.
'catch' becomes 'hook' (hook is a kind of catch**).
'when' becomes 'as'.
'covering' is an insertion indicator.
'hot' becomes 'h'.
'as' enclosing 'h' is 'ahs'.
'hook'+'ahs'='HOOKAHS'

(Another definition for hookahs that I've seen is " pipes".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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