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Cryptic crossword help?

OK, I'm doing the Daily Mail crossword from Tuesday, and there's one question I don't understand...

'Scottish king goes in for a short time to burn'. Six letter, I have _C_R_H - now I'm assuming the answer is 'Scorch' since it fits in with the burn bit of the question, but I don't understand how it fits in with the rest of the clue. Any help?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    It's Scotch with the t (short time) replaced by r (rex)

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