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Beat dry heat!
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THE MISSING PIECE
Beat dry heat!
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THE ANSWER
HYDRATE
The definition
This clue is an &lit, meaning that the whole clue is both definition and wordplay. Our definition here is 'Beat dry heat!', and our answer will be a way of doing that.
The wordplay
Anagram
This clue's fodder is 'dry heat!'. We'll use these letters to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
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