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It's hated to give man a heat treatment (8)

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I believe the answer is:

anathema

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'it's hated to' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'man a heat treatment' is the wordplay.
'treatment' is an anagram indicator (letters treated or processed differently).
'man'+'a'+'heat'='manaheat'
'manaheat' anagrammed gives 'ANATHEMA'.

'give' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for anathema that I've seen before include "Object of abhorrence" , "Curse; object of loathing" , "Someone or something that is detested" , "Formal church curse of excommunication" , "thing we detest" .)

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