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Burning wood in one (2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

on fire

'burning' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'wood in one' is the wordplay.
'wood' becomes 'fir' (fir is a kind of wood).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'fir' going within 'one' is 'ON FIRE'.

(Other definitions for on fire that I've seen before include "Enthusiastic" , "Burning" , "Excited or ablaze" , "Eager" , "Alight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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