Land set on fire? (6)

I believe the answer is:

alight

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This clue could be a double definition.

'land set' is the first definition.
'alight' can be an answer for 'land' (alighting is a kind of landing). I'm not sure about the 'set' bit.

'on fire?' is the second definition.
('alight' can be a synonym of 'on fire')

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(Other definitions for alight that I've seen before include "Get down from, say bus" , "Descend, being on fire" , "Brilliant" , "Come down - on fire" , "Get out of train" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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