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A jacket, endlessly on fire (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ablaze

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'on fire' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a jacket endlessly' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'blaze' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
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(Other definitions for ablaze that I've seen before include "being toasted?" , "Well-lit" , "Burning fiercely" , "filled with anger" , "Having been fired" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express and The Mirror.
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