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Combatant repressing rage left bar, starting ignition (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

firelighter

'bar starting ignition' is the definition.
(device used to start a fire)

'combatant repressing rage left' is the wordplay.
'combatant' becomes 'fighter' (synonyms).
'repressing' is an insertion indicator.
'rage' becomes 'ire' (I've seen this before).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'ire'+'l'='irel'
'fighter' placed around 'irel' is 'FIRELIGHTER'.

(Other definitions for firelighter that I've seen before include "Flammable material" , "could produce a blaze" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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