Instrument Used Only Under Fire Crossword Clue

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	noun • a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone
	36%	8		Fire management method that involves igniting a fire at the fire's edge and allowing it to burn back towards the main fire.
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	23%	5		Thought to derive from the Anglo-Saxon for “fire” due to its hollow stems used to blow air on embers, the tree Sambucus, with berries/flowers used for cordial, jam, pressé and wine
	noun • a person who is older than you are • any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit • any of various church officers adjective satellite • used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

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	Clue	Source
1	"People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ___": Abigail Van Buren New York Times - 13 Aug 2016	New York Times / 13 Aug 2016
2	1980s soca hit with the lyric "Me mind on fire, me soul on fire" New York Times - 27 Nov 2018	New York Times / 27 Nov 2018
3	Firefighting technique used to control a fire by starting a small controlled fire that burns against the path of the main fire.
4	Fire management method that involves igniting a fire at the fire's edge and allowing it to burn back towards the main fire.
5	Old instrument still under fire The Guardian Cryptic - 03 Jan 2013	The Guardian Cryptic / 03 Jan 2013
6	Thought to derive from the Anglo-Saxon for “fire” due to its hollow stems used to blow air on embers, the tree Sambucus, with berries/flowers used for cordial, jam, pressé and wine Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 28 Jan 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 28 Jan 2023
7	Word after fire ... or a synonym of fire New York Times - 18 Sep 2018	New York Times / 18 Sep 2018

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