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Deduce nitric oxide produces large fire (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inferno

'large fire' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'deduce nitric oxide' is the wordplay.
'deduce' becomes 'infer' ('infer' can be a synonym of 'deduce').
'nitric oxide' becomes 'no' (NO is the chemical formula for nitric oxide).
'infer'+'no'='INFERNO'

'produces' is the link.

(Other definitions for inferno that I've seen before include "(Fiery) Hell" , "Dante's Hell" , "blazer?" , "Hellish poem" , "Dante's scene of horror" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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