Jailbird gets standard allowance for bushfire (13)

I believe the answer is:

conflagration

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'bushfire' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'jailbird gets standard allowance' is the wordplay.
'jailbird' becomes 'con' (I've seen this in other clues).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'standard' becomes 'flag' (standard is a type of flag).
'allowance' becomes 'ration' (I've seen this before).
'con'+'flag'+'ration'='CONFLAGRATION'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for conflagration that I've seen before include "Inferno" , "terrible blaze" , "Big blaze" , "Great fire" , "result of arson" .)

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

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