Fuel for old furnaces (4)

I believe the answer is:

coal

(Other definitions for coal that I've seen before include "Carbonized vegetable matter" , "Mined fuel" , "Solid fuel" , "This consists mainly of carbon" , "Carbonaceous rock used as fuel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com and the Newsday.

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