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Pair cycling around interrupts one who dislikes trouble (3,5)

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I believe the answer is:

hot water

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This clue could be a double definition.

'pair cycling around interrupts one who dislikes' is the first definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'trouble' is the second definition.
(to get in hot water is to get in trouble)

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(Other definitions for hot water that I've seen before include "This could mean trouble!" , "that comes at bath time?" , "Taps contents" , "(Wet?) trouble" , "Predicament to be avoided (informal)" .)

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