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Fire out of control? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rife

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'control?' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech.

'fire out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'fire' anagrammed gives 'RIFE'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for rife that I've seen before include "Of widespread occurrence" , "Very common or frequently occurring" , "Overabundant" , "Widespread like fire" , "Prevalent" .)

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