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Whence the phoenix (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pyre

(Other definitions for pyre that I've seen before include "Funeral mound" , "A funeral fire for 27 Down" , "Heap of wood for burning a dead body" , "Cremation mound" , "Funerary heap" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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