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Trick standard share of fire (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

conflagration

'fire' is the definition.
(I know that fire can be written as Conflagration)

'trick standard share' is the wordplay.
'trick' becomes 'con' (a con is a fraud or trick).
'standard' becomes 'flag' (I've seen this before).
'share' becomes 'ration' (ration is a kind of share).
'con'+'flag'+'ration'='CONFLAGRATION'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for conflagration that I've seen before include "Big blaze" , "Inferno" , "Burning" , "result of arson" , "terrible blaze" .)

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