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One putting out second fire in room (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ingle

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'fire in room' is the definition.
'ingle' can be an answer for 'fire' (ingle means a fireplace). I am unsure of the 'in room' bit.

'one putting out second' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'single' (synonyms).
'putting out' is a deletion indicator.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'single' with 's' taken away is 'INGLE'.

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(Other definitions for ingle that I've seen before include "Sort of nook" , "Dizziness from imbalance" , "Fireplace blaze (Scot.)" , "Catamite" , "Warm corner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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