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Get blazing, attack and shoot (3,2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

set on fire

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'shoot' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to the weather as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'get blazing attack' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'blazing' could be 'onfire' (synonyms) and 'onfire' is found within the answer.
'attack' could be 'set' (setting is a kind of attacking) and 'set' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'and' is the link.

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(Another definition for set on fire that I've seen is " Light".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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