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Fire-raising (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arson

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fire-raising</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for arson that I've seen before include "matchplay, say?" , "Pyromaniac crime" , "Crime of fire-setting (5)" , "Crime of fire setting" , "Malicious fire-lighting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Irish Independent, The Mirror, the Evening Standard and The Independent.
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