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Flames are terribly rife (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fire

'flames' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'terribly rife' is the wordplay.
'terribly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rife' with letters rearranged gives 'FIRE'.

'are' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for fire that I've seen before include "See 5" , "Trigger" , "Flame - dismiss - shoot" , "Shoot; sack" , "Weaponry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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