The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FIRETRAP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result FIRETRAP
- Dangerous area of wood, English, elevated part
- Unsafe building? Sack party from the east
- Person leaving one fellow stuck up hazardous construction
- Dismiss carriage in dangerous situation
- Building likely to go up?
- Paper facing criticism — anger inside building potentially dangerous
- Dangerous building divider, if installed upside down
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What does FIRETRAP mean?
FIRETRAP noun- A building with limited emergency exits in which people would be trapped in the event of a fire.