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In relation to 'heat': time woman's getting male partner (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thermally

'in relation to heat' is the definition.

'time woman's getting male partner' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'woman's' becomes 'her'.
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'partner' becomes 'ally' (I've seen this in other clues).
't'+'her'+'m'+'ally'='THERMALLY'

(Another definition for thermally that I've seen is " How insulating clothing is designed to work".)

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