The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AFIRE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result AFIRE
- Blazing footballers returned anger
- Burning rage accompanying twisting of zip.
- Blazing with a loud anger
- Like section of timber if arsonist’s around?
- A female with wrath that is burning
- By start of evening a Christmas tree may be lit up
- Guy might be so loud in river
- A tree at end of grange is blazing
- Burning anger after a fine
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What does AFIRE mean?
AFIRE adjective- On fire (often metaphorically).
- On fire (often metaphorically).