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Naturally ring top Fire Control with our directions (2,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

of course

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'naturally' is the definition.
(I know that naturally can be written as of course)

'ring top fire control with our directions' is the wordplay.
'ring' becomes 'o' (letter resembling a ring).
'top fire control' becomes 'fc' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'directions' becomes 'se' (I've seen this in other clues).
'o'+'fc'+'our'+'se'='OF COURSE'

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(Other definitions for of course that I've seen before include "without question" , "Naturally, goes without saying" , "Certainly, without a doubt" , "Naturally, as one would expect" , "Obviously!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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