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Cooks throw tea into it to make trouble! (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hot water

'into it to make trouble' is the definition.
(being hot water is being in trouble)

'cooks throw tea' is the wordplay.
'cooks' indicates an anagram.
'throw'+'tea'='throwtea'
'throwtea' anagrammed gives 'HOT WATER'.

(Other definitions for hot water that I've seen before include "Difficulty" , "Kind of trouble, could be scalding" , "Distressing plight to be in" , "Bed warmer" , "(Wet?) trouble" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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