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Burn with water (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scald

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">burn with water</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for scald that I've seen before include "Burn with hot liquid" , "Injure with steam" , "Burn with water" , "Injure with hot liquid" , "Hurt with hot water" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times, The Telegraph, the Penny Press, the King Feature Syndicate, the Universal, The Sun and the Newsday.com.
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