The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AFIRE
A
F
I
R
E
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
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "Guy might be so" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case guy might be so = afire.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does AFIRE mean?
AFIRE adjective- On fire (often metaphorically).
- On fire (often metaphorically).