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Steamy gossip that's spiteful going round about privates? (6)

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torrid

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(Other definitions for torrid that I've seen before include "Blistering - steamy" , "Hot and emotional" , "Highly emotional" , "sultry atmosphere" , "Scorching hot" .)

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