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Presumably, if theres a security risk, they wont strike (6-7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

safety-matches

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'presumably if theres a' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'security risk they wont strike' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'security' could be 'safety' (being secure is being safe) and 'safety' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'matches' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for safety-matches that I've seen is " For lighting things (but not Swan Vestas".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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