Faint ray of light (5)

I believe the answer is:

gleam

(Other definitions for gleam that I've seen before include "Brief shining" , "Shimmer" , "Ray" , "Beam of soft light, comes and goes" , "Beam of soft light, perhaps in eye" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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