Didn't display the same brilliance all the time (9)
I believe the answer is:
flickered
If this is the answer, I'm afraid I cannot explain it.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for flickered that I've seen before include "almost went out like a light?" , "Of light, shone unsteadily" .)
I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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