Cryptic crossword clue
Where fires start raging in exits 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GRATES

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What does GRATES mean?

GRATES noun
  1. A horizontal metal grill through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot
  2. A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning
GRATES verb
  1. To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars
GRATES verb
  1. To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater
  2. To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something
  3. (by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy
  4. (by extension) to annoy

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