Is bound to be hot, like (3)
I believe the answer is:
has
'is bound to' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'hot like' is the wordplay.
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'like' becomes 'as'.
'h'+'as'='HAS'
'be' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for has that I've seen before include "Contains" , "Cheats" , "Eats" , "Enjoys" , "Bears" .)