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Gentle illumination (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

light

This clue is a double definition.

'gentle' is the first definition.
(synonyms)

'illumination' is the second definition.
(I know that light is a type of illumination)

(Other definitions for light that I've seen before include "Opposite of dark" , "weighing relatively little" , "Whitish" , "answer to clue" , "free gift from The Sun" .)

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