You can heat the pipe and dent it to provide more room for the hose or can you loosen the lower hose clamp and slide the hose up slightly to provide more of a bend away from the pipe.
I also agree that the hose should be replaced. Maybe just buy some generic heater hose and make it longer so it can bend away from the pipe.
I would be afraid that the zip ties will also wear through the hose.
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