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High price of devious arson on the fifth of November (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ransom

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'high price' is the definition.
'ransom' can be an answer for 'price' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'high' bit.

'devious arson on the fifth of november' is the wordplay.
'devious' indicates an anagram.
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'the fifth of november' becomes 'm' (fifth letter of the word 'November').
'arson' is an anagram of 'ranso'.
'ranso'+'m'='RANSOM'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ransom that I've seen before include "Money demanded for the release of someone" , "A kidnapper demands it" , "Money paid for release of a hostage" , "Transparency; move smoothly" , "Money demanded for the release of a captive" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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