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Playing under hot direction (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

due north

'direction' is the definition.
(due north is a kind of direction)

'playing under hot' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'under'+'hot'='underhot'
'underhot' with letters rearranged gives 'DUE NORTH'.

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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