The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word TEA BAGS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TEA BAGS
- After extra time upset, wins cup after cup from them?
- Many following dictation of letter, those in hot water?
- Spooner’s insect labels – they may be kept in packet in kitchen
- Lots following letter dictated: those in hot water?
- Faulty Saab GT bearing leaves in containers
- Order précis of Eats, Shoots & Leaves in sacks
- Bet 20 shuffle these sources of refreshment
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The straight part
We know that "those in hot water?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case those in hot water? = tea bags.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TEA BAGS mean?
TEA BAGS verb- (chiefly water sports) To dunk into the sea or another body of water
- To lower one’s testicles into the mouth of another person, or onto the face or head of another person.
- To sit or crouch repeatedly on the head of another player's character after they are dead.