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Hot swinger let loose (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sweltering

'hot' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'swinger let loose' is the wordplay.
'loose' is an anagram indicator (letters are loosened from their original positions).
'swinger'+'let'='swingerlet'
'swingerlet' with letters rearranged gives 'SWELTERING'.

(Other definitions for sweltering that I've seen before include "getting unpleasantly hot" , "hot and sweaty" , "Hot and humid" , "getting uncomfortably hot" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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