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The snag with a hot-headed desire (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hitch

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'the snag' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'with a hot-headed desire' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'headed desire' becomes 'itch' (itch is a kind of desire. I am not sure about the 'headed' bit.).
'h' next to 'itch' is 'HITCH'.

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(Other definitions for hitch that I've seen before include "Yank" , "Marry" , "unite" , "Tether (rope); difficulty" , "get a free ride" .)

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