The Clue
Set on fire (5 letter answer)
The Answer
TORCH
Tags
Notes
The answer TORCH is uncommon, appearing about once every 525 puzzles.
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Definition
TORCH as a noun:
1. a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
2. (common mullein, great mullein, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, woolly mullein, torch, Verbascum thapsus) = tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
3. (flashlight, torch) = a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
4. (blowtorch, torch, blowlamp) = a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
TORCH as a verb:
1. burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"