Crossword Genius

Provide safety feature seeing Formula One getting blame (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fireproof

'provide safety feature' is the definition.
(to fireproof is to make something safe from fire)

'formula one getting blame' is the wordplay.
'formula one' becomes 'FI' (resembles F1).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'blame' becomes 'reproof' (I've seen this before).
'fi'+'reproof'='FIREPROOF'

'seeing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for fireproof that I've seen before include "unlikely to go up" , "Able to withstand great heat" , "Able to take the heat" , "Unlikely to flare up" , "Secure from burning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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