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Endlessly criticise hot couple (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

attach

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

'endlessly criticise hot' is the wordplay.
'endlessly' means to remove the last letter.
'criticise' becomes 'attack' (attacking is a kind of criticizing).
'hot' becomes 'h'.
'attack' with its final letter taken off is 'attac'.
'attac'+'h'='ATTACH'

(Other definitions for attach that I've seen before include "Append, join" , "Tie, bind to" , "Add on to, couple" , "Secure" , "Join or seize by law" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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