The act of maliciously setting fire to property (5)

I believe the answer is:

arson

(Other definitions for arson that I've seen before include "Act of a pyromaniac" , "Incendiarism" , "Pyromaniac crime" , "criminal fire-raising" , "Criminal burning of property" .)

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

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