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Fireplace dust (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ash

(Other definitions for ash that I've seen before include "Knotty - - (Ken Dodd)" , "Runic letter; tree" , "It no longer burns" , "Remains of conflagration" , "Variety of tree" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.
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