Solution to Cuboku

Cuboku
By Ankur Mehta
Solving the cuboku [ such that no row, column, vertical stack, or 2x2x2 subcube contains the same digit ] yields the following digits in the lettered spaces:

ABCDEFGHIJ
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Using a phone keypad to convert these to letters yields only one sensible phrase, TWISTED ARM, clued in the flavortext by "Indian burn" and "forcing ... to do".