A match for Lucifer? (5)

I believe the answer is:

vesta

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'a match' is the definition.
(type of historical wooden match)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for vesta that I've seen before include "heavenly body" , "Roman goddess; match" , "Roman goddess of the hearth" , "Stave (anag.)" , "Asteroid; goddess; match" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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