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Fire-starter, exposed all round gets beaten (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outmatched

'beaten' is the definition.
(outmatching is a kind of beating)

'fire-starter exposed all round' is the wordplay.
'fire starter' becomes 'match' (I've seen this in another clue).
'exposed' becomes 'outed' (to out someone is to expose them).
'all round' indicates putting letters inside.
'match' inserted into 'outed' is 'OUTMATCHED'.

'gets' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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