Breathe fire (7)

I believe the answer is:

inspire

I believe this is a double definition.

'breathe' is the first definition.
(I know that inspire is a type of breathe)

'fire' is the second definition.
(I know that inspire is a type of excite)

(Other definitions for inspire that I've seen before include "Motivate" , "Influence" , "Give (feeling of) creativity to" , "Bring about; animate" , "Galvanize" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Sun and The Globe and Mail.

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