Hot-headed, breezy and hirsute (5)

I believe the answer is:

hairy

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'hirsute' is the definition.
(I know that hirsute can be written as hairy)

'hot-headed breezy' is the wordplay.
'hot-headed' becomes 'h' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'breezy' becomes 'airy' (I've seen this before).
'h'+'airy'='HAIRY'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hairy that I've seen before include "triggering alarm" , "With locks" , "Hirsute - dangerous" , "fraught with danger" , "Having had a close shave? Not so" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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