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Trim hose fitting on hotline to weatherman? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

isotherm

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'hotline to weatherman?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'trim hose fitting' is the wordplay.
'fitting' indicates anagramming the letters (letters fit or arranged differently).
'trim'+'hose'='trimhose'
'trimhose' anagrammed gives 'ISOTHERM'.

'on' is the link.

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(Other definitions for isotherm that I've seen before include "that's charted to a degree" , "Map line of constant temperature" , "Map line connecting places with same temperature" , "Contour line of equal temperature" , "Weather map may show that" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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