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Topless shoot that's red hot (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

open fire

'that's red hot' is the definition.
(as in a red-hot fire)

'topless shoot' is the wordplay.
'topless' becomes 'open' (opened up and without a top).
'shoot' becomes 'fire' (firing is a kind of shooting).
'open'+'fire'='OPEN-FIRE'

(Other definitions for open fire that I've seen before include "Start attack" , "Order for military" , "Begin shooting" , "Domestic hearth" , "domestic hot spot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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