Substance formerly used to extinguish fires involving electronic equipment (5)
I believe the answer is:
halon
(Other definitions for halon that I've seen before include "fire extinguisher" , "Gas in fire extinguishers" .)
I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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