Definition: "Burns"

This is a container clue - one word goes inside (or around) another word or letters to form the answer.

'About' is the container indicator. Find a word meaning 'fumes' that can go around the final letter of 'cigar'. The result should mean 'Burns'.

Answer: STREAMS | STEAMS (fumes) goes around R (end of cigar) = ST-R-EAMS = STREAMS (burns, as in flowing water)