Prepare to publish Hot Girl (5)
I believe the answer is:
edith
'girl' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'prepare to publish hot' is the wordplay.
'prepare to publish' becomes 'edit' (to prepare material for publication).
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'edit'+'h'='EDITH'
(Other definitions for edith that I've seen before include "and 19 Across: 'Little Sparrow'" , "- Cavell, WW 1 heroine" , "- - Piaf, singer" , "Dame ----- Evans (1888-1976), stage and screen actress" , "Woman" .)