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UN and British navy invade but are not fired (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unburnt

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'un and british navy invade but' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'not fired' is the wordplay.
'not' becomes 'un' (prefix meaning 'not').
'fired' becomes 'burnt' (I've seen this in another clue).
'un'+'burnt'='UNBURNT'

'are' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for unburnt that I've seen before include "Not consumed by fire" , "saved from fire" , "Having escaped fire" , "what's not yet consumed" .)

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