Smouldering coals or pieces of wood (6)

I believe the answer is:

embers

(Other definitions for embers that I've seen before include "Glowing fire remnants" , "Small pieces of glowing wood or coal" , "Dying residue of a fire" , "Dying coals in fire" , "Hot fragments of wood or coal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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