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A wood pile finally burning (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

afire

'burning' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a wood pile finally' is the wordplay.
'wood' becomes 'fir' (fir is a kind of wood).
'finally' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'pile' is 'e'.
'a'+'fir'+'e'='AFIRE'

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

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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