### Clue: He may be accused of lacking fire protection (6)
### Answer: FENDER 
 ### Explanation: Definition: fire protection
  FENDER("offender"(one who commits an offence and who *may be accused*) minus(*lacking*) the letters *OF*).
Defn:  A low metal guard in front of an open fireplace to *protect *your room from being set on *fire *from burning coals.
A different type of Fender.