Rarely at rest, in haste avoiding warm-up? (4-9)
I believe the answer is:
heat-resistant
'avoiding warm-up?' is the definition.
(avoiding heating up)
'rarely at rest in haste' is the wordplay.
'rarely' is an anagram indicator (rare can mean unusual or strange).
'at'+'rest'+'in'+'haste'='atrestinhaste'
'atrestinhaste' anagrammed gives 'HEAT-RESISTANT'.
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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