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Burning fear, perhaps, all around India (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

afire

'burning' is the definition.
(on fire)

'fear perhaps all around india' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'all around' is an insertion indicator.
'india' becomes 'i' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'fear' anagrammed gives 'afre'.
'afre' going around 'i' is 'AFIRE'.

(Other definitions for afire that I've seen before include "Burning" , "in flames" , "Ablaze" , "lit up" , "Blazing - excited" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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