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Non-fire treated as a fire (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inferno

'a fire' is the definition.
(I know that inferno is a type of fire)

'non-fire treated' is the wordplay.
'treated' is an anagram indicator.
'non'+'fire'='nonfire'
'nonfire' anagrammed gives 'INFERNO'.

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for inferno that I've seen before include "Fierce fire" , "hot spot" , "blazer?" , "Nine Circles here" , "Hellish conflagration" .)

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