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Urgent enquiry: is my bonfire legal? (7,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

burning question

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'my bonfire legal?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'urgent enquiry' is the wordplay.
'urgent' becomes 'burning' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'enquiry' becomes 'question' (synonyms).
'burning'+'question'='BURNING QUESTION'

'is' is the link.

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