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Lets on about being hot (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stolen

'hot' is the definition.
(eg stolen goods are 'hot')

'lets on about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'lets'+'on'='letson'
'letson' anagrammed gives 'STOLEN'.

'being' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stolen that I've seen before include "Taken unlawfully" , "subject to plagiarism" , "plagiarised?" , "Illegally taken" , "Pilfered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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