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Yes, afterburner is playable

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"Afterburner" Definition

noun

A device for augmenting the thrust of a jet engine by burning additional fuel with the uncombined oxygen in the exhaust gases.
A device for burning or chemically altering unburned or partially burned carbon compounds in exhaust gases.
A device for burning or catalytically destroying unburned or partially burned carbon compounds in exhaust (as from an automobile).
A device incorporated into the tailpipe of a turbojet engine for injecting fuel into the hot exhaust gases and burning it to provide extra thrust.

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