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Like fire spreading all over the place (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rife

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'all over the place' is the definition.
(both can mean widespread)

'like fire spreading' is the wordplay.
'fire' anagrams to 'RIFE'.
But, I'm unsure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for rife that I've seen before include "Overabundant" , "Widespread sort of fire" , "Prevalent" , "Widespread like fire" , "Of widespread occurrence" .)

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