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Discern odd remains after fire (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cinders

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'discern odd remains after fire' is the definition.
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'discern odd' is the wordplay.
'odd' is an anagram indicator.
'discern' with letters rearranged gives 'CINDERS'.

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(Other definitions for cinders that I've seen before include "girl kept at home" , "Embers" , "Pieces of partly burned coal" .)

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