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A long walk with a hot-headed fellow (4)

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I believe the answer is:

hike

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'a long walk' is the definition.
(a hike is a long walk)

'with a hot-headed fellow' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'headed fellow' becomes 'ike' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'h' put next to 'ike' is 'HIKE'.

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(Other definitions for hike that I've seen before include "Travel by Shank's Mare" , "physical exercise" , "Long ramble" , "Long march; increase" , "(Price) increase; walk" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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