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Dangerous place to expose tip (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flashpoint

'dangerous place' is the definition.

'expose tip' is the wordplay.
'expose' becomes 'flash' (flashing is a kind of exposing**).
'tip' becomes 'point' ('point' can be a synonym of 'tip').
'flash'+'point'='FLASHPOINT'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for flashpoint that I've seen before include "Moment when hostility flares up" , "moment of emergency" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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