Commit to fire one new film judge (10)

I believe the answer is:

incinerate

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'commit to fire' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'one new film judge' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'film' becomes 'cine' ('cinema' in French).
'judge' becomes 'rate' (rating is a kind of judging).
'i'+'n'+'cine'+'rate'='INCINERATE'

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(Other definitions for incinerate that I've seen before include "Reduce to ash" , "Reduce to ashes" , "Destroy by burning" , "Completely burn" , "Fierily destroy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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