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Hot and sticky condition? Turin's less affected? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sultriness

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'hot and sticky condition?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'turin's less affected?' is the wordplay.
'affected?' indicates anagramming the letters.
'turins'+'less'='turinsless'
'turinsless' is an anagram of 'SULTRINESS'.

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