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Detest boiling heat (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hate

'detest' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'boiling heat' is the wordplay.
'boiling' indicates an anagram.
'heat' anagrammed gives 'HATE'.

(Other definitions for hate that I've seen before include "[OPPOSITE OF] Be besotted with" , "Loathing" , "Despise" , "Strong aversion" , "Antipathy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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