Dead skin points to burn (6)

I believe the answer is:

eschar

'dead skin' is the definition.

'points to burn' is the wordplay.
'points' becomes 'es' (E is an example).
'to burn' becomes 'char' (charring is a kind of burning).
'es'+'char'='ESCHAR'

(Another definition for eschar that I've seen is " Slough".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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