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Talent is to blaze up, it’s said (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flair

'talent' is the definition.
(I know that flair is a type of talent)

'blaze up it's said' is the wordplay.
'blaze up' becomes 'flare' (synonyms).
'it's said' shows a homophone (sound like).
'flare' is a homophone of 'FLAIR'.

'is to' is the link.

(Other definitions for flair that I've seen before include "Natural talent and aptitude" , "Creative brilliance" , "Stylish talent" , "?lan, dash" , "Stylishness; talent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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