Electrical device often next to a chair or sofa (8,4)

I believe the answer is:

standard lamp

(Other definitions for standard lamp that I've seen before include "shiner" , "Light support" , "Tall movable light" , "Tall, portable light" , "Domestic light on a pole" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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