For heat get old inferno lit (3,5,4,2,6)

I believe the answer is:

the great fire of london

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'for heat get old inferno lit' is the definition.
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'for heat get old inferno lit' is the wordplay.
'lit' indicates an anagram (lit can mean drunk).
'for'+'heat'+'get'+'old'+'inferno'='forheatgetoldinferno'
'forheatgetoldinferno' anagrammed gives 'THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON'.

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