Burn and flog Ames? (2,2,2,6)

'flog ames?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'burn and' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'burn' could be 'flame' (flaming is a kind of burning) and 'flame' is present in the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...