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Driver getting mostly hot in Calais following twisting street there (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chauffeur

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'driver' is the definition.
(chauffeur is a kind of driver)

'mostly hot in calais following twisting street there' is the wordplay.
'mostly' means to remove the last letter.
'hot in calais' becomes 'chaud' ('hot' in French).
'following' becomes 'ff' (abbreviation used in citations).
'twisting street there' becomes 'eur' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'chaud' with its final letter taken away is 'chau'.
'chau'+'ff'+'eur'='CHAUFFEUR'

'getting' is the link.

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(Other definitions for chauffeur that I've seen before include "One employed to drive a car for someone" , "Driver for private car" , "Employed driver" , "Personal driver" , "Professional driver" .)

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