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Feed the fires of the Potteries (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stoke

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'feed' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for stoke that I've seen before include "Feed with fuel" , "city" , "Add coal to (a furnace)" , "Add fuel to" , "Attend to fire" .)

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