Crossword Genius

Conclude there’s no escaping from fire (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

infer

'conclude' is the definition.
(inferring is a kind of concluding)

'no escaping from fire' is the wordplay.
'escaping from' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'fire' becomes 'inferno' (inferno is a kind of fire).
'inferno' with 'no' taken out is 'INFER'.

'there's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for infer that I've seen before include "Conclude or judge from facts" , "Deduce by reasoning" , "Imply" , "Establish by deduction" , "'Deduce, conclude (5)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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