Cause of some wildfires (5)

I believe the answer is:

arson

(Other definitions for arson that I've seen before include "serious offence" , "Sonar (anag.)" , "Act of a pyromaniac" , "Fire requiring forensic study" , "Be pettish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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