Devilish old cigarette lighter! (7)

I believe the answer is:

lucifer

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'lighter' is the definition.
(lucifer is a kind of lighter)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for lucifer that I've seen before include "Light" , "Devilish sort of match" , "flares up when struck" , "Beelzebub, Old Nick" , "once a match for > Dickens" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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