Feverish and throaty from time to time (3)
I believe the answer is:
hot
'feverish' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'throaty from time to time' is the wordplay.
'from time to time' means one should take alternating letters (letters removed on a regular basis).
The alternate letters of 'throaty' are 'HOT'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for hot that I've seen before include "'Strike while the iron is ...'" , "Flaming - stolen" , "recently stolen" , "Radioactive; very warm" , "Stolen - sought after" .)