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Hate adjusting temperature (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heat

'temperature' is the definition.
(heat is a kind of temperature)

'hate adjusting' is the wordplay.
'adjusting' indicates an anagram.
'hate' anagrammed gives 'HEAT'.

(Other definitions for heat that I've seen before include "Vehemence" , "Hotness" , "Energy that causes a rise in temperature" , "High temperature" , "Cook" .)

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