Close to fire put out a match (5)
I believe the answer is:
event
'a match' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'close to fire put' is the wordplay.
'close to' suggests the final letters (the close/ending of).
'put' becomes 'vent' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
The final letter of 'fire' is 'e'.
'e'+'vent'='EVENT'
'out' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for event that I've seen before include "Affair" , "A thing taking place" , "Notable occasion" , "major incident" , "Fixture" .)