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Sign of burnout? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ember

(Other definitions for ember that I've seen before include "One smouldering" , "Hot piece of wood or coal from a fire" , "Burning coal" , "Glowing remainder of a fire" , "Still smouldering fragment of wood or coal" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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