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Recklessly I tap rifle -- why take foolish risk? (4,4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

play with fire

'take foolish risk?' is the definition.
(to play with fire is to behave recklessly)

'recklessly i tap rifle why' is the wordplay.
'recklessly' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'i'+'tap'+'rifle'+'why'='itapriflewhy'
'itapriflewhy' with letters rearranged gives 'PLAY WITH FIRE'.

(Other definitions for play with fire that I've seen before include "Promethean drama?" , "Court danger" , "Take dangerous risk" , "Expose oneself to unnecessary risk" , "Take dangerous risks" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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