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All but first of fires put out leading to charge, if put out again (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reissue

'put out again' is the definition.
('issue' can be a synonym for 'put out' so perhaps 'reissue' is OK for 'put out again')

'all but first of fires put out leading to charge' is the wordplay.
'all but first of' means to remove the first letter (all but the first letter).
'put out' is an anagram indicator.
'leading to' says to put letters next to each other (some letters go before or lead others).
'charge' becomes 'sue' (as in suing somebody in court).
'fires' with its initial letter removed is 'ires'.
'ires' is an anagram of 'reis'.
'reis'+'sue'='REISSUE'

'if' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for reissue that I've seen before include "Publish again (books, records, etc)" , "Bring out again" , "Put out yet again" , "Again 22 across" , "Republish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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