Fan the flames of tank in abandoned garage (9)

I believe the answer is:

aggravate

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'fan the flames of tank in abandoned garage' is the definition.
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'tank in abandoned garage' is the wordplay.
'tank' becomes 'vat' (type of container).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'abandoned' indicates an anagram (the original order is abandoned).
'garage' with letters rearranged gives 'aggrae'.
'vat' inserted into 'aggrae' is 'AGGRAVATE'.

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(Other definitions for aggravate that I've seen before include "Pester" , "compound" , "Make (a problem) worse" , "Make more serious" , "Annoy; make worse" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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